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The Pursuit of Place Value Understanding, Part III

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On May 23, 2010 in my very first blog, Teaching Math; It’s All in the Balance, I shared my view that both the traditional and reform camps have something to offer math educators. Basically, traditionalists believe skills should be taught based on algorithms, formulas and step-by-step procedures; reformists support a more inquiry-based approach that emphasizes developing […]

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The First Steps in Developing Conceptual Understanding of Place Value

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In an earlier blog I shared my concern about my eight year-old grandson knowing how to calculate the correct answer when adding two-digit numbers without knowing the value of the digits in the addends or sum.  But helping children understand place value is more than telling them which number is in the ones place and

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