Children's Mathematics
Making Marks, Making Meaning
- Elizabeth Carruthers - Early Years Researcher, Head of Children's Centre and formerly NNS Consultant
- Maulfry Worthington - Doctoral Research: Free University, Amsterdam and former NNS Consultant
Based on the authors' many years' experience in teaching children ages three to eight years and on their extensive research with children in the home, nursery and school, this resource discusses the development and range of young children's mathematical marks and visual representations. It illustrates how children make mental connections between their own early marks and subsequent abstract mathematical symbolism, and go on to develop their own written methods.
Combining theory and practice, this acclaimed book demonstrates how children's own mathematical graphics are highly creative and reflect deep levels of thinking, and identifies this as the key to success in school mathematics and higher levels of achievement. The authors are winners of TACTYC's (2003) Jenefer Joseph Award for the Creative Arts (3 - 8), awarded for their innovative work with children on mathematical graphics.
' I purchased a copy of your book over the holidays-it is my bebtime reading at the moment but it is far too stimulating'- Philippa Cook, Nursery Teacher, Clifton High School, Bristol
'Children's Mathematics: Making Marks, Making Meaning is essential reading for students of Education and Early Childhood Studies, as well as for those practitioners working in the Foundation and Primary stages of education' - Anne Cooper, Mathematics Association
'Thought-provoking and inspirational throughout. If you want to expand your understanding upwards and outwards then get a copy soon' - John Dabell, Education Consultant, Former Numeracy Consultant & Ofsted Inspector
Praise for the First Edition:
'Children's Mathematics: Making Marks, Making Meaning is essential reading for students of Education and Early Childhood Studies, as well as for those practitioners working in the Foundation and Primary stages of education' - Anne Cooper, Mathematics Association
'The writers make a very convincing case for the usefulness of exploring children's marks in order to understand their mathematical cognition. The examples of children's written representations provide fascinating insights into how different children think about mathematics' - Katherine Canobi, University of Melbourne
This was already an adopted book, in its previous edition. The new edition build upon this, and appears to be the only reliable text on the ground once occupied by Hughes' excellent "Children and Number".
Sage College Publishing
