Math Is Language Too: Talking and Writing in the Mathematics Classroom

by Phyllis Whitin and David J. Whitin

Replete with children's stories and illustrations, Math Is Language Too looks at children as sense-makers, storytellers, language creators, and problem-posers. This groundbreaking book, the first joint publication by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National Council of Teachers of English, explores the ways in which fourth-grade students use story, metaphor, and language to develop mathematical thinking skills and strategies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814121349
• ISBN13: 9780814121344
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte
• Length: 105 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.2" x 9.8"