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Tackles important questions like these as it addresses the particular challenges of teaching math in the middle grades. Recognizing the unique educational, social, and emotional needs of adolescents, as well as their varying levels of maturity, this book gives teachers direction, support, and encouragement for promoting the mathematical learning of all students. 216 pages. ... Read more

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Marilyn Burns and Robyn Silbey offer sensible and practical advice guaranteed to give all teachers support and direction for improving their mathematics teaching. The lively Q-and-A format addresses the concerns that most kindergarten through grade 6 teachers grapple with about teaching mathematics. ... Read more

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sound advice
I bought this book because of the author and I found it to contain sound advice, although it was a bit dry at times. I would suggest this book if you are thinking about using CGI math and are not convinced yet! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Instructor (1990), published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 808 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Getting organized for math: expert advice on setting up a filing system that will give you a record of each student's progress.(activities: grades 3-5)(Column)
Author: Marilyn Burns
Publication: Instructor (1990) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 115Issue: 2Page: 57(2)

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Offers parents of elementary-grade children practical advice on helping their child in math and science while fostering creative, independent thinking and a life long love of learning. Based on sound educational research, this accessible resource stresses that a child's academic success depends in large part on parent involvement, and there are many things even the busiest parents can do. ... Read more

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OK as a reference
Already being actively engaged in my child's schooling and "broader education," I did not find the chapter content in this book very enlightening. I did, however, make note of many of the additional resources this book cites, as well as get many ideas from the pull-out stories and checklists throughout the book. There are a lot of those, which almost made up for the deficiency in the practical guide part. If you are looking to enrich your child's math and science education at home, or trying to find ways to help out at his school, this would be a good book to refer to. Just check it out at the library. ... Read more

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The CliffsTestPrep series offers full-length practice exams that simulate the real tests; proven test-taking strategies to increase your chances at doing well; and thorough review exercises to help fill in any knowledge gaps.

Math Review for Standardized Tests is for anyone who is planning to take the *SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, *PSAT, CBEST, NTE, or any other standardized test. You get a fighting chance at success by focusing squarely on a test-oriented math review. Each review section includes:

• A diagnostic test to spot areas that need special attention
• Rules and concepts with examples
• Practice problems
• Complete (and understandable) explanations
• A review test

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Didn't know this book existed...
I am a private math tutor and a student of mine had purchased this book to assist in his ACT preparation. I found it extrememly helpful as a general math review, regardless of which test one is preparing for, and purchased a copy myself to assist other math students in the future. There is high emphasis on word problems, and almost all aspects of basic math (approaching calculus) are addressed with thorough explanation, answer keys, and knowledge tests. I would highly recommend this to anyone seeking a quick refresher that will aid in understanding math concepts for years to come.

Math Review for GRE
I ordered this book to help my daughter study for the GRE's.She says that it is very helpful.

An absolute must if you are preparing for the GRE yourself
This book is the first that I have encountered that can actually TEACH me math.All of the others that have tried have just gave me a headache. It starts with the most basic concepts and works its way into the more complex.If you are preparing for the GRE or SAT yourself, this book is worth way more than what you'll pay for it on Amazon.Without it, I would have been completely, utterly, lost.

One suggestion, though:If you're planning on taking the GRE, you should also purchase another prep book specifically for the test such as The GRE Test for Dummies, Fifth Edition.That way, you can see exactly what you need to study from the GRE book and skip all of the extraneous material in the Cliffs.This book is extremely comprehensive and without taking this step, you'll likely be spending time on a lot of things that won't show up on the exam.

Miracle worker
I cannot tell you how much I love this book. I was preparing to take the GRE after graduating college and hadn't taken any math whatsoever since high school. I used Kaplan's Premier program and it brought back some of what I used to know, but I was still getting about half the questions wrong on my practice tests. I got this book a week before I took the test, was able to go through the whole thing in a week (while working a 40 hours a week) and it really built my math skills from the ground up. It really assumes you know nothing, but by the end, you know all you need to!

I just took the test this morning and my quantitative score was 800 - totally unexpected and it would not have happened if I had just stuck with the Kaplan program.

great review
This is a great review to use before taking any standardized test.It has a diagnostic section, so you can test your proficiency and move on to the next section.Very well done! ... Read more

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By transforming math "problems" into games, this easy-to-follow book gives parents a fun way to help their children learn math.With an expanded section on problem solving, fun word problems, and entertaining visual concepts, it proves that math can be interesting.

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Kind of helpful
As the book suggests, the book is geared for parents who want to teach their children math.It might be a good system for a home-school parent, but I find that since my 6 year old daughter is in 1st grade the lessons are going to be a tad different from what she's learning in school.Since she's having a hard time as it is, I don't want to confuse her further.

The book starts with some really basic sorting and describing games. It was really funny when I held the cat on my lap and asked my two children what I was holding and why it was a cat. They both liked that.But when I went on to ask them to describe a ball as suggested by the author they lost interest. I tried the same game later with my 4 year old son and a few different cups, but he became bored almost immediatly and told me he wanted to play that game "later".Not helpful.

I wonder if this book wouldn't be better had it been created as a workbook.The author assumes you have access to a photocopy machine to copy the pages in the book. Somehow I don't think photocopied, black and white drawings of pigs are really going to get my already-not-interested-in-math child interested in math.

I'm not sure if the author has children or has worked with children.It might just be that the author is used to working with kids who already like math and find it interesting. Or maybe his enthusiasm for math is contagious in person. I don't know. I do know that my own enthusiasm for math is minimal.I was hoping to find a book that would get both me and my kids into math. It hasn't inspired me and the excersises don't seem to be exciting my children. So if you don't find math all that interesting, and if the kids you're trying to teach are having a hard time with math, then this book probably won't be very helpful.

More for the older child
I bought this book for my 5 year old- to get many fun ideas on how to introduce math to her, but was disappointed to find that only the first two chapters are devoted to that age group. It is more geared towards the 2nd grader and up. So until I can find a better book, we are just counting shells, beans and whatnot,adding and subtracting.

What a great idea
I read this book because, although I don't have any kids yet, I want to do some substitute teaching this spring.I thought I might be able to capture some of the fun that math games can entail.This book does the job.Bear in mind, these exercises are for YOUNGER children, up to 3rd grade or so.The authors are full of ideas, and seem to have a grasp both of child psychology, and the trials of parenting.The parenting part doesn't apply to me at this point, but I hope to be able to pass on some of the fun spirit these guys infuse their book with.

Hey, whoever is reading this -- you might want to think about sharing this book with someone in your life who couldn't afford it, when you're finished getting ideas from it.Or even more than one person -- go on a parenting listserv and talk about the book, and pass the word along.Maybe you have a poor cleaning woman who comes to your house, and only speaks Spanish.You could try to share a few of the games with her, if she has kids, and show her how her kids might benefit if she played these games with them.Think about it.It can only help. ... Read more

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Excellent
I just started homeschooling a 5yo, and was looking for a way to teach math in an informal way. This book is exactly what I have been looking for. I can use real objects(cars, trains, blocks) for lessons instead of using 20 different types of manipulatives that other books recommend.

My rating of the book, Bringing Math Home
As a grandfather of small children, I consider this book the most valuable production I have seen.The helps offered to parents for use in creating an understanding of mathematics are valid eucationally and well presented. ... Read more

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one-two, buckle my shoe
It's a real shame that this book is now out of print. If you have young children, and you can find a copy of this book in the used book store, buy it at any price. Kenschaft is a math professor whose daughter is also a mathematics professor. She gives incredibly useful advice on how to get your child interested in mathematics and drives a nail into the coffin of the myth that there is a "math gene", and that some (most?) people are simply genetically unsuited to do math. All too often the problem is that kids are taught that math is boring.

Why do so many popular nursery rhymes involve counting? Kenschaft points out that favourites like "one-two, buckle my shoe" and "1-2-3-4-5, I caught a fish alive" teach kids to count to ten. I never met a kid who didn't like nursery rhymes; Kenschaft offers reams of useful advice on how to kindle that spark and keep it alive.

As an aside, a really good companion volume to this one would be Sarah Flannery's "In Code - a (young woman's) mathematical journey".

READ IT AND TAKE ACTION
If you have concerns about the ... math acheivements in our country you must read this book and take action. If you have kids you will learn that they depend on you to teach them in ways that their teachers may not even be capable or prepared to do.

Math is usually taught in such a way that it actually discourages kids from liking it, feeling competent in it or wanting to pursue it.

While the primamry focus of the book is Math, its principles apply to all branches of education and learning. Learn that there are pitfalls to standardized testing and minimal competency standards.

The book includes practical advice for parents on how to encourage their children to hone their math skills and encourage their analytical skills since their teachers may not be equipped to meet children at their level in order to fully communicate and cover a subject in depth.

Seems that many teachers are not prepared to teach math in successful ways. We must put the focus and resources intopreparing teachers in order to acheive the kind of results we want from their students.

The best book for parents wondering about 'reform' math
You've probably heard that youngsters who are anxious about math also do poorly in math. A lot of folks thought this was just because students with limited ability appropriately worried about the subject. Not so!

Just the other day I clipped a short piece that described a scientific study demonstrating that this "math anxiety" itself gets in the way of doing the math. The chicken that comes before this egg is not low ability but high anxiety. Finding ways to lessen that math anxiety can improve math achievement.

As a parent and as a math teacher this is important news. Many parents have worried about how they could help their children with math that is often very different from when they were kids. These studies tell us that we'd do better to try to find ways to turn a math "phobic" home into a "Math Power" place. Patricia Kenschaft's book is a wonderful blueprint for such a home 'remodeling' project.

The significant subtitle of this book is:

"How to Help Your Child Love Math, Even If You Don't."

There, as Shakespeare said, lies the rub. After all, most parents bring those same childhood math anxieties right up into their adult lives, right to the dinner (or homework) table. What Kenschaft does is to show you a wide variety of ways, starting even in pre-school, that you and your child can explore math in wholly new forms. You don't have to memorize the rules for fraction division all over again; you just need to find new ways of looking at math.

This book does the best job I have seen of describing the failings of the "old school" approach to math. It has an entire section entitled "Why so many children are damaged" including chapters entitled "How drill and kill cripples U.S. Math education" and "What every parent should know about testing and grading." (My only critique of the book is that this section is placed near the end of the book - you might read it first if you think that going back to the good ole days is the sort of change we need).

The book emphasizes the math of children up to about age 10 or 11, wrapping up with a chapter called "The Fifth Grade Crisis." I had never seen this term used before. But as a 6th grade teacher I believe she has captured an important soft spot in our math education system. Although the ups and downs of kids' math in school all sum up over many years, some important cognitive shifts take place as they open the door into adolescence. Fifth and sixth grades are often the place where they "decide" they are "no good" at math... decide they "can't do it". Kenschaft shows how much of that decision is just a reaction to some truly damaging practices in schools.

Kenschaft also encourages you to take a new view of your role in the school - beyond bakesales! She provides practical advice for you to become a school-math activist without being antagonistic. A chapter entitled "Getting along with your child's teachers" is full of good, practical advice. She concludes with a whole section about change entitled "Tweaking the Machine". Finally there are useful appendices and a great bibliography.

This book is especially powerful because it weaves the very personal with the broadly `political'. Its combination of practical advice with broad policy discussions is unique. If you are a parent wondering how to approach the troubling questions surrounding your child's school math program, at both levels, this book will give you lots to think about.

Five Stars and Two Thumbs Up!
When I think of Dr. Patricia Kenschaft, the first image that enters my mind is that of a Unicorn.Dr. Kenschaft is a unique person for which you would be hard pressed to find an equal.Her ability to teach mathematics to virtually anyone is only the beginning of her many special talents.I consider myself priveledged to have had the opportunity to study with Dr. Kenschaft in my time as a student at Montclair State University. Even if you are never fortunate enough to cross paths with a person like her, do read her book, Math Power.It will change not only your outlook on mathematics, but your outlook on many of life's other challenges.

This book should be required reading for all parents!
Pat Kenschaft does a superb job of giving even the most math phobic parents the confidence to help his/her own children adore math. If only I had had this book when I was growing up!The explanations are very straight forward and unintimidating.Even if one isnot a parent, But is afraid of math, this book is extremely helpful. ... Read more

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Math and Dosage Calculations for Medical Careers teaches the skills and techniques medical assistants, nurses, pharmacy technicians, and paramedics need to calculate the amount of medication they should administer to patients.Students learn to calculate dosages based on ratio proportions, fraction proportions, the formula method, and dimensional analysis. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Countryside & Small Stock Journal, published by Countryside Publications Ltd. on July 1, 1998. The length of the article is 494 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Math to Build On: A Book for Those Who Build. (book reviews)
Author: Sue Robishaw
Publication: Countryside & Small Stock Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 1998
Publisher: Countryside Publications Ltd.
Volume: v82Issue: n4Page: p98(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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