Using Children's Literature to Inspire K-8 Preservice Teachers' Future Mathematics Pedagogy

Autor/in	Ward, Robin A.
Titel	Using Children's Literature to Inspire K-8 Preservice Teachers' Future Mathematics Pedagogy
Quelle	In: Reading Teacher, 59 (2005) 2, S.132-143 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0034-0561
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Childrens Literature; Instructional Materials; Elementary Education; Preservice Teachers; Mathematics Instruction; Literacy; Elementary School Mathematics; Methods Courses; Teaching Methods; Integrated Curriculum; Elementary School Teachers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? 'Children''s literature'; Kinderliteratur; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Elementarunterricht; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Methodisch-didaktische Anleitung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende
Abstract	A growing body of research in the fields of mathematics education and literacy supports the inclusion of children's literature with the teaching and learning of mathematics. When mathematics is couched within a story and presented using pictures and informal, familiar language, students can more readily grasp the mathematical ideas and concepts. In addition, because children's literature often depicts real-life situations, it can serve as a catalyst for engaging students in authentic problem solving and inspire them to explore mathematical concepts actively and enthusiastically. Preservice teachers need to experience for themselves the power and potential of children's literature as an educational tool in mathematics so that they are well prepared and motivated to teach in an engaging fashion with a focus on reading, writing, and communicating mathematically. The author presents a variety of activities and ideas implemented as part of an elementary mathematics methods course that modeled for preservice teachers pedagogically sound strategies for effectively integrating children's literature with the teaching and learning of mathematics in primary, intermediate, and middle school classrooms. (Contains 4 figures.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10