Teaching Children Mathematics, January 1st, 2003
I chi, ni, san... Otu, abouo ato... Eins, zwei, drei... Have you heard these words before? What might they mean? In case you are not familiar with these words, they mean "One, two, three..." in Japanese, Igbo, and German, respectively.
Two of the most fundamental topics in mathematics that children must learn are counting and the numeration system. Central to the Number and Operations Standard of NCTM's Principles and Standards is the development of number sense, which includes the ability to understand the base-ten number system (NCTM 2000). Reys (1998) explains that place value is the fou...
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