Children's Errors in Maths: Understanding Common Misconceptions In Primary Schools

"Children's Errors in Mathematics is a practical reference guide to children's common misconceptions and mistakes in mathematics. It is an essential text for anyone training to teach 4-11 year-old children and keen to gain a deeper understanding of the difficulties children encounter during their mathematical development." "The book is structured around National Curriculum Attainment Targets, and deals with individual misconceptions, in each case providing a description of the error, an explanation of why the error happens, and links to the National Curriculum and National Numeracy Strategy. An extensive index of cross-references allows trainee teachers to search quickly and efficiently for different aspects of the mathematics curriculum as they are learning to teach them. The book also supports the pre-empting of common misconceptions when planning maths lessons."--BOOK JACKET.