What If Your ABCs Were Your 123s? : Building Connections Between Literacy and Numeracy

"Makes an interesting and thought-provoking contribution to the field of mathematics instruction. Looking at math and literacy as closely aligned language structures creates a need to rethink the strategies used for math instruction." —Catherine Hernandez, Second-Grade Teacher Detroit Public Schools, MI " It′s about time! Teaching literacy has been researched, written about, and rewritten so that it can be taught using the most effective methods for optimal learning. Little of this has transpired for mathematics. This book is very unique." —Deborah Gordon, Third-Grade Teacher Madison Simis School, Phoenix, AZ Transform the way you think about and teach elementary-level mathematics! While many teachers feel confident about their preparation and strategic repertoire for literacy instruction, some are less confident about their preparation and content depth for teaching math. Based on the idea that mathematics and reading are two subject areas more alike than different, What If Your ABCs Were Your 123s? illustrates the parallels between literacy and mathematics and helps elementary teachers take what they know about teaching literacy and apply that knowledge to strengthen their math instruction. Designed for the primary and elementary levels, this practical handbook illustrates how teachers can deepen their own mathematical understanding and improve students′ achievement by providing: Teaching scenarios that model the crossover of strategies Comprehension strategies to develop and strengthen students′ grasp of foundational concepts Instructional approaches to help students value mathematics and feel competent in their abilities to reason, solve problems, and communicate their thinking Student work samples illustrating literacy and math connections Gain a detailed, comprehensive understanding of the relationship between literacy and numeracy and significantly increase your effectiveness in mathematics instruction! Designed for the primary and elementary levels, this book helps teachers transform the way they think about and teach mathematics. While many teachers feel confident about their preparation and strategic repertoire for literacy instruction, some are less confident about their preparation and content depth for teaching math. This book makes visible the parallels between literacy and mathematics. The author illustrates how teachers can carry their literacy strengths straight into math instruction. Educators will learn to take what they already know about teaching literacy and make connections to numeracy instruction to improve their students' achievement in mathematics. Readers will gain a detailed, comprehensive understanding of the crossovers connections between literacy and numeracy, deepen their own mathematics content knowledge, and become more confident and successful in their instruction of elementary mathematics. After a Dedication, Preface and Acknowledgments, this book contains five chapters: (1) What If? (2) What Do Good Readers and Mathematicians Look Like? (3) What Does Understanding Look Like? (4) How Do Students Apply Their Understanding of Numbers? and (5) How Do Teachers Connect Ideas to Practice? This book concludes with Resources __"Makes an interesting and thought-provoking contribution to the field of mathematics instruction. Looking at math and literacy as closely aligned language structures creates a need to rethink the strategies used for math instruction."__—Catherine Hernandez, Second-Grade Teacher Detroit Public Schools, MI **__Transform the way you think about and teach elementary-level mathematics!__** Designed for the primary and elementary levels, this practical handbook illustrates how teachers can deepen their own mathematical understanding and improve students′ achievement by providing: - Comprehension strategies to develop and strengthen students′ grasp of foundational concepts - Student work samples illustrating literacy and math connections

includes Teaching Scenarios Modeling The Crossover Of Literacy And Math Strategies, And Provides Techniques To Strengthen Students' Grasp Of Foundational Concepts And Advance Their Skills In Reasoning And Problem Solving.