Early Algebra: What Does Understanding the Laws of Arithmetic Mean in the Elementary Grades?

Algebra in the Early Grades

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 413-447

  Schifter, Deborah ^a   Monk, Stephen ^b   Russell, Susan Jo ^c   Bastable, Virginia ^d  

^a EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c TERC   (United States)

^d MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315097435-19     Document Type: Chapter

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