A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n
Early Steps Count: Teaching Arithmetic to Prepare Students for Algebra
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How would you teach?
- Most American teachers said they would use manipulatives in ways that paralleled their understanding
- Develop a concrete idea of subtraction
- Build understanding of 1 ten = 10 ones
- One teacher wanted to build the idea of equivalent exchanges, which is equal to the Chinese idea of decomposing numbers.
Knowing and Teaching; Ma, Liping; cc 1999;
Lawrence Erlbaum Ass. Inc.; pg. 26
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