Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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About the Author |
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SECTION 1 Concept Development in Mathematics |
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How Concepts Develop in Mathematics |
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How Concepts Are Acquired |
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19 | (9) |
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Promoting Young Children's Concept Development through Problem Solving |
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28 | (17) |
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Assessing the Child's Developmental Level |
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45 | (13) |
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SECTION 2 Fundamental Concepts and Skills |
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One-to-One Correspondence |
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58 | (12) |
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Number Sense and Counting |
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70 | (16) |
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86 | (14) |
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100 | (9) |
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109 | (13) |
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Early Geometry: Spatial Sense |
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122 | (11) |
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133 | (9) |
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Language and Concept Formation |
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142 | (10) |
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SECTION 3 Applying Fundamental Concepts, Attitudes, and Skills |
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Ordering, Seriation, and Patterning |
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152 | (16) |
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Measurement: Volume, Weight, Length, and Temperature |
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168 | (12) |
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180 | (14) |
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Interpreting Data Using Graphs |
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194 | (10) |
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Integrating the Curriculum through Dramatic Play and Thematic Units and Projects |
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204 | (12) |
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SECTION 4 Symbols and Higher-Level Activities |
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216 | (13) |
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Higher-Level Activities and Concepts |
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242 | (16) |
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SECTION 5 Mathematics Concepts and Operations for the Primary Grades |
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Operations with Whole Numbers |
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258 | (24) |
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282 | (13) |
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295 | (13) |
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Numbers above 10 and Place Value |
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308 | (15) |
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Geometry, Data Collection, and Algebraic Thinking |
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323 | (18) |
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Measurement with Standard Units |
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341 | (17) |
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SECTION 6 The Math Environment |
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Materials and Resources for Math |
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358 | (9) |
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367 | (15) |
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382 | (55) |
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Appendix A Developmental Assessment Tasks |
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Appendix B Children's Books, Software, and Web Sites with Math Concepts |
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Glossary |
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Index |
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