Children's Mathematics: Cognitively Guided Instruction

by Carpenter, Fennema, Franke, Levi and Empson Year Published: 2014

The bestselling first edition of Children's Mathematics helped hundreds of thousands of teachers understand children's intuitive mathematical thinking and use that knowledge to help children learn mathematics with understanding. Includes: 

  • how children solve problems using their intuitive understanding of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division
  • the development of children's mathematical thinking throughout the primary grades
  • instructional practices that promote children's active engagement in mathematics
  • connections between children's strategies and powerful mathematical concepts