Understanding and Teaching Primary Mathematics - Softcover

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Tony Cotton Tony was previously Associate Dean, Head of Education at Leeds Metropolitan University. Since 2012, he has been working as a freelance writer and education consultant.

Tony has over 15 years’ experience teaching maths education and 10 years experience teaching maths in schools.

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“This is a really useful book for beginning teachers. It grounds subject knowledge in mathematics pedagogy and focuses on how teachers can support pupils’ attainment in mathematics through understanding maths rather than memorising tricks and procedures.”

Sal Jarvis, Associate Dean: International, Enterprise and Communities, School of Education, University of Hertfordshire, UK

“The book is a user-friendly text that tackles many aspects of teaching and learning primary mathematics including a good focus on the pedagogy.”

Jacqueline Launders, Senior Lecturer, Department of Teacher Education, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

How would you teach the concept of odd and even numbers to a child?

What is the probability of throwing a three on a six-sided die?

How could you help a child who is confusing ratio and proportion?

By seamlessly combining subject knowledge and pedagogy, the second edition of Understanding and Teaching Primary Mathematics will not only build your own confidence in mathematics, but also equip you with the curriculum understanding and pedagogical know-how to excel at teaching maths to children of any age.

Written in a clear and accessible way, the book guides you through the fundamental ideas which are at the heart of teaching and learning maths, with special focus on observation and assessment of primary and early years children.

Hallmark features

• Links to the classroom and research are provided throughout to help you relate educational theory to your own teaching practice.
  
• Portfolio and audit tasks allow you to assess your own subject knowledge and build up a portfolio of evidence to gain Qualified Teacher Status.
  
• The accompanying companion website offers topic-specific self-audits for you to monitor your progress, exemplar lesson plans, a range of Portfolio Tasks mapped directly to current teacher standards and web-links to up-to-date online resources.

New to this edition

• Resource Inspiration boxes give inviting examples of different activities to do with your class to provide inspiration for your own teaching.
  
• High quality videos with corresponding discussion, have been expertly selected from Teachers TV help to widen your skills and develop your practice, offering tips, lesson ideas and classroom resources.

Tony Cotton was previously Associate Dean, Head of Education at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. Since 2012, he has been working as a freelance writer and education consultant. Tony has over 15 years’ experience teaching maths education and 10 years experience teaching maths in schools.