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What If Your ABCs Were Your 123s?

Building Connections Between Literacy and Numeracy

By: Leslie Minton

Transform the way you think about and teach elementary-level mathematics!

Based on the idea that mathematics and reading are two subject areas more alike than different, this book helps elementary teachers take what they already know about teaching literacy and use that knowledge to strengthen their mathematics instruction and improve student achievement. This insightful resource provides:

Teaching scenarios and student samples that illustrate the crossover of strategies
Comprehension strategies to develop and strengthen students' grasp of foundational concepts
Instructional approaches to help students value mathematics and feel competent in their abilities to reason, solve problems, and communicate their thinking

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Grade Level: PreK-12, Elementary
ISBN: 9781412936484
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2007
Page Count: 120
Publication date: June 01, 2007

Price: $29.95

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"Makes an interesting and thought-provoking contribution to the field of mathematics instruction. Looking at math and literacy as closely aligned language structures creates a need to rethink the strategies used for math instruction."
—Catherine Hernandez, Second-Grade Teacher
Detroit Public Schools, MI

"It's about time! Teaching literacy has been researched, written about, and rewritten so that it can be taught using the most effective methods for optimal learning. Little of this has transpired for mathematics. This book is very unique."
—Deborah Gordon, Third-Grade Teacher
Madison Simis School, Phoenix, AZ

Transform the way you think about and teach elementary-level mathematics!

While many teachers feel confident about their preparation and strategic repertoire for literacy instruction, some are less confident about their preparation and content depth for teaching math. Based on the idea that mathematics and reading are two subject areas more alike than different, What If Your ABCs Were Your 123s? illustrates the parallels between literacy and mathematics and helps elementary teachers take what they know about teaching literacy and apply that knowledge to strengthen their math instruction.

Designed for the primary and elementary levels, this practical handbook illustrates how teachers can deepen their own mathematical understanding and improve students' achievement by providing:

Teaching scenarios that model the crossover of strategies
Comprehension strategies to develop and strengthen students' grasp of foundational concepts
Instructional approaches to help students value mathematics and feel competent in their abilities to reason, solve problems, and communicate their thinking
Student work samples illustrating literacy and math connections

Gain a detailed, comprehensive understanding of the relationship between literacy and numeracy and significantly increase your effectiveness in mathematics instruction!

Key features

Provides fresh insight into the teaching of elementary math
Shows teachers how to use their strengths in reading instruction to improve their math teaching
Student work samples illustrate the literacy/numeracy connections
Teaching scenarios model the crossover of strategies from reading to math

Author(s)

Leslie Minton

Leslie Minton is currently a mathematics consultant for Math Matters 2, Portland, Maine. She is currently providing individualized mathematics professional development to area schools and districts PK-8, as well as, teaching Math Methods courses at the University of Southern Maine. Previously, Leslie was a Project Director for the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, Augusta, Maine. She provided technical assistance to schools as well as designed a professional development course and diagnostic materials designed to support numeracy understanding. She is a fellow of the second cohort group of Governor’s Academy for Science and Mathematics Educators. She has taught regular and special education for grades 4-12. Leslie receive her B.S. in elementary and special education from the University of Maine at Farmington and her M.Ed in curriculum, instruction and assessment from Walden University. Currently she is completing a M.Ed program, Educational Design and Media Technology, Full Sail University.

Table of Contents

Dedication

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. What If?

2. What Do Good Readers and Mathematicians Look Like?

3. What Does Understanding Look Like?

4. How Do Students Apply Their Understanding of Numbers?

5. How Do Teachers Connect Ideas to Practice?

Resources

Reviews

"Makes an interesting and thought-provoking contribution to the field of mathematics instruction. Looking at math and literacy as closely aligned language structures creates a need to rethink the strategies used for math instruction."

Catherine Hernandez, Second-Grade Teacher
Detroit Public Schools, MI

"It's about time! Teaching literacy has been researched, written about, and rewritten so that it can be taught using the most effective methods for optimal learning. Little of this has transpired for mathematics. This book is very unique in its contribution and premise."

Deborah Gordon, Third-Grade Teacher
Madison Simis School, Phoenix, AZ

"Elementary-level teachers and college-level education collections will find a blend of real-world teaching examples with strategies and instructional approach designed to illustrate and build upon fundamental math concepts, helping students not only learn math but the logic behind it."

California Bookwatch, October 2007

"Minton makes fascinating connections between reading and math. Strategies such as making connections, asking questions, determining importance, and inferring aid in decoding and comprehending both text and numbers."

Curriculum Connections, Spring 2008
School Library Journal

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