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Mathematics explained for primary teachers by Derek Haylock

Book Announcement

SAGE Publications UK

London, UK (August 25, 2010) – In this new fourth edition of Derek Haylock's much loved textbook, published by SAGE, the text has been fully revised and restructured to match the current Attainment Targets for mathematics in England. Every chapter is written in a way that integrates children's learning, classroom practice and the teacher's own requirements for subject knowledge, making this the ideal text for primary PGCE courses.

Some of the changes in the new edition include:

  • Two new chapters on mathematics in the primary curriculum and learning to learn mathematics
  • More prominence given to using and applying mathematics
  • Sections matching the attainment targets for mathematics
  • More learning and teaching points highlighted throughout the text
  • Further material on number, risk, use of ICT, graphs and data-handling.
  • A research focus in every chapter.

The companion website (www.sagepub.co.uk/haylock) provides a glossary and additional material to enable primary trainees to prepare with confidence for the ITT Numeracy test, and provides details of how each chapter of the book is linked to the National Curriculum. This will be updated to reflect any updates to the National Curriculum as they are introduced.

Extensively used on primary PGCE courses and undergraduate courses leading to QTS, this bestselling book is an essential resource for all trainee primary teachers. A companion Student Workbook is also available.

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Derek Haylock is an education consultant and author. He worked for over 30 years in teacher education, both initial and in-service, and was Co-Director of Primary Initial Teacher Training and responsible for the mathematics components of the primary programmes at the University of East Anglia (UEA) Norwich. He has considerable practical experience of teaching and researching in primary classrooms. His work in mathematics education has taken him to Germany, Belgium, Lesotho, Kenya, Brunei and India. He works as a consultant for both the Training and Development Agency for Schools and the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency.

Paperback ISBN: 9781848601970
Price: £24.99
For more information visit: http://bit.ly/apHlLi

SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets. Since 1965, SAGE has helped inform and educate a global community of scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students spanning a wide range of subject areas including business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology, and medicine. An independent company, SAGE has principal offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC. www.sagepublications.com


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