Mathematics and Transition to School: International Perspectives (Hardcover, 2015)

1 Mathematics and Transition to School: Theoretical Frameworks and Practical Implications Bob Perry, Amy MacDonald, and Ann Gervasoni Part I The Mathematics Young Children Bring to the First Year of School 2 Swimming Upstream in a Torrent of Assessment Anita M. Wager, M. Elizabeth Graue, and Kelly Harrigan 3 Assessing Young Children's Mathematical Understanding: Opportunities and Expectations at the Transition to School Barbara Clarke 4 Children's Mathematical Knowledge Prior to Starting School and Implications for Transition Ann Gervasoni and Bob Perry 5 Transition to School: Prior to School Mathematical Skills and Knowledge of Low-Achieving Children at the End of Grade 1 Andrea Peter-Koop and Sebastian Kollhoff 6 Let's Count: Early Childhood Educators and Families Working in Partnership to Support Young Children's Transitions in Mathematics Education Amy MacDonald 7 The Role of the Home Environment in Children's Early Numeracy Development: A Canadian Perspective Sheri-Lynn Skwarchuk and Jo-Anne LeFevre 8 Mathematics Teachers Responding to Children's Resources to Create Learning for All Jonina Vala Kristinsdottir and Hafdis Guðjonsdottir Part II Continuity of Mathematics Curriculum and/or Pedagogy as Children Begin School 9 The Relationship Between Policy and Practice in the Early Mathematics Curriculum for Reception-Class Children in England Carol Aubrey and Dond Durmaz 10 Scaling Up Early Mathematics Interventions: Transitioning with Trajectories and Technologies Julie Sarama and Douglas H. Clements 11 Partnerships that Support Children's Mathematics During the Transition to School: Perceptions, Barriers and Opportunities Wendy Goff and Sue Dockett 12 The Culture of the Mathematics Classroom During the First School Years in Finland and Sweden Kirsti Hemmi and Andreas Ryve 13 A New Zealand Perspective: Mathematical Progressions from Early Childhood to School through a Child Centred Curriculum? Shiree Lee and Gregor Lomas 14 The Impact of a Patterns and Early Algebra Program on Children's Learning in Transition to School in Australian Indigenous Communities Marina M. Papic, Joanne T. Mulligan, Kate Highfield, Judith McKay-Tempest, and Deborah Garrett 15 Preschool Mathematics Learning and School Transition in Hong Kong Sharon Sui Ngan Ng and Jin Sun Part III Informal and Formal Mathematics and the Transition to School 16 Early Mathematics in Play Situations: Continuity of Learning Hedwig Gasteiger 17 Mathematical Conversations that Challenge Children's Thinking Jill Cheeseman 18 Transition to School: Supporting Children's Engagement in Mathematical Thinking Processes Liz Dunphy 19 Listening to Children's Mathematics in School Elizabeth Carruthers