Primary Mathematics: Knowledge and Understanding (Achieving QTS Series)

The Sixth Edition of this popular core text is the essential subject knowledge book for primary mathematics. Helping trainees to establish and consolidate a secure subject knowledge and understanding of primary mathematics, it promotes the development of confident, creative and effective teachers. This lates edition is linked to the 2012 Teachers′ Standards.

Providing full coverage of the required subject knowledge for primary mathematics, this is a core text for primary trainees working towards QTS. Self assessment questions enable readers to understand their own level of knowledge and an M level extension feature in all chapters suggests avenues for further study at Master′s level. Research summaries include the latest works in primary mathematics and, throughout interactive tasks engage the reader with the text, helping them to link theory and practice.

Trainees will find it helpful to use this book alongside Primary Mathematics Teaching Theory and Practice.

About the Achieving QTS series

All the books in this successful series support trainees through their initial teacher training and guide them in the acquistion of their subject knowledge, understanding and classroom practice. All new titles within the series link to the 2012 Teachers′ Standards and take in to account recent changes in Initial Teacher Training.