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This much-loved textbook has been fully revised and updated to take account of the new Primary Curriculum, which will become statutory in 2010 and taught in primary schools from September 2011. The new edition will be a valuable resource for trainee primary teachers as they prepare to teach the new curriculum. Every chapter is written from a pedagogical perspective, integrating children's learning, classroom practice and the teacher's own requirements for subject knowledge.

Some of the changes in the new edition include the following:- New chapters on key ideas and key processes in primary mathematics.- Reordering of the chapters to give more prominence to using and applying mathematics.- Further material on graphs and data-handling.- References throughout to the new Primary Curriculum.- More discursive answers to the self-assessment questions.The companion website provides a comprehensive glossary and additional material to enable primary trainees to prepare with confidence for the ITT Numeracy test.The companion Student Workbook- provides self-assessment activities for students to check their understanding of key concepts,- helps students to practise key mathematical processes and to apply mathematics in real-life situations;- gives opportunities to apply their knowledge to teaching and learning.Extensively used on primary PGCE courses and undergraduate courses leading to QTS, this book is an essential resource for all trainee primary teachers.

CONTENTS: Part One: Mathematical Understanding / Part Two: Using And Applying Mathematics / Part Three: Number And Algebra / Part Four: Shape Space And Measures / Part Five: Statistics / Answers To Self-Assessment Questions.
Chapter 1: Primary Teachers' Insecurity about Mathematics

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 progr