ABSTRACT
Many of us were not taught as we now wish our students to be taught We are lacking role models for how good math education should be conducted…. Can we be the teachers we never had?
Joyce Baron
▼ Chapter Objectives
When you finish reading this chapter, you should be able to:
▼ Explain research-based positions and standards from national organizations. ▼ Describe the mathematical capabilities of young children based on their
developmental levels. ▼ Explain ways in which mathematical learning can be incorporated throughout the
early childhood curriculum. ▼ Have an increased awareness of natural mathematics experiences in daily life from
which children can learn.
