Teaching Fractions and Ratios for Understanding av Susan J. (Marquette University) Lamon

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<P>Written in a user-friendly, conversational style, the fourth edition of this groundbreaking text helps pre-service and in-service mathematics teachers build the comfort and confidence they need to begin talking to children about fractions and ratios, distilling complex ideas and translating research into usable ideas for the classroom.</P><P></P><P>For two decades, <I>Teaching Fractions and Ratios for Understanding </I>has pushed readers beyond the limits of their current understanding of fractions and rational numbers, challenging them to refine and explain their thinking without falling back on rules and procedures they have relied on throughout their lives. All of the material offered in the book has been used with students, and is presented so that readers can see the brilliance of their insights as well as the issues that challenge their understanding. Each chapter includes children''s strategies and samples of student work for teacher analysis, as well as activities for practi