Teaching Arithmetic in Primary Schools

There is increasing emphasis on the importance of arithmetical skills and this text enables trainee primary teachers to build their own confidence in arithmetic to enhance their teaching of it. Focused on the teaching of arithmetic, the text covers all aspects including recall of number facts and the traditional pen and paper methods. Examples are included throughout to illustrate each arithmetical approach and there are opportunities for the reader to practise their own learning. Guidance on when and where to use the approaches to enhance children's learning are included and the text make essential links between theory and practice.