Mathematical communication in the classroom: A teacher makes a difference

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 365-369

  Cooke, Bessie Davis ^a   Buchholz, Dilek ^b  

^a SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Informal strategies; Kindergarten; Math curriculum; Mathematical communication; Teacher role

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644502945     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-005-0007-5     Document Type: Review

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