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Montague-Smith, Ann; Price, Alison – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
This third edition of the best-selling "Mathematics in Nursery Education" provides an accessible introduction to the teaching of mathematics in the early years. Covering all areas of mathematics learning--number and counting, calculation, pattern, shape, measures and data handling--it summarises the research findings and underlying key concepts…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Mathematics Instruction
Remillard, Janine T., Ed.; Herbel-Eisenmann, Beth A., Ed.; Lloyd, Gwendolyn M., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
This book compiles and synthesizes existing research on teachers' use of mathematics curriculum materials and the impact of curriculum materials on teaching and teachers, with a particular emphasis on--but not restricted to--those materials developed in the 1990s in response to the NCTM's Principles and Standards for School Mathematics. Despite…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Materials, Mathematics Curriculum, Educational Change
Saracho, Olivia N. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Play provides young children with the opportunity to express their ideas, symbolize, and test their knowledge of the world. It provides the basis for inquiry in literacy, science, social studies, mathematics, art, music, and movement. Through play, young children become active learners engaged in explorations about themselves, their community, and…
Descriptors: Play, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Physical Environment