Learning to Read the Numbers: Integrating Critical Literacy and Critical Numeracy in K-8 Classrooms. A Co-Publication of The National Council of Tea

by Phyllis E Whitin, David J. Whitin, Phyllis E. Whitin

Book Overview

Being a critical reader of numerical information is an integral part of being literate in today's data-drenched world. Uniquely addressing both mathematics and language issues, this text shows how critical readers dig beneath the surface of data to better evaluate their usefulness and to understand how numbers are constructed by authors to portray a certain version of reality. Engaging, concise, and rich with examples and clear connections to classroom...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415874319
• ISBN13: 9780415874311
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"