Fact-filled textbooks that stress memorization and drilling aren't very good for teaching students how to think mathematically and solve problems. But here's a book that comes to the rescue with an instructional approach that helps students in every grade level truly understand math concepts so they can apply them on high-stakes assessments, across the curriculum, and outside of school.

Author Meir Ben-Hur—a veteran math teacher and trainer with more than 30 years' experience—guides you through teaching practices and lesson ideas that give students a stronger foundation for reasoning and problem solving. The book uses familiar classroom anecdotes and lots of sample problems to explain

• Why math instruction should capitalize on the learning of core concepts.
• How to plan instructional sequences that build on what students already understand about math.
• Why it’s important to engage students in discussing, analyzing, and reflecting on math concepts.

Mixing tried-and-true practices with the latest research on learning, this book is loaded with lots of valuable teaching tips to use right away:

• The right amount of time to devote to practicing a new procedure.
• How to match the level of task difficulty to student abilities.
• Why student errors are clues to common misconceptions about math.
• How to use a variety of formative assessment methods to reveal the state of your students' learning.

(ASCD book, 2006) 6" x 9", 152 pages. Also available as an e-book!

Related Resources

• Sample Chapters
• Study Guide