This handbook has been updated and amended to take account of the National Numeracy Strategy and other developments in the teaching and learning of mathematics. The author offers sound but simple explanations of mathematics in the early years and puts them into action through practical activities.

This comprehensive, practical second edition has been updated in line with the new standards for qualified teacher status, in particular the competence in monitoring and assessment.

Writing primarily for student and newly qualified teachers, whose classroom experience is necessarily limited, the author takes pains to elucidate why to assess, what to assess and how to assess. Theory and practice are linked throughout by way of case studies, activities and discussion points. Question and answer format, children's work and authentic written records are used to exemplify...

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.