Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics (pdf)

Find out if the school has a Web site and, if so, get the address.

School Web sites can provide you with ready access to all kinds of

information, including homework assignments, class schedules, lesson

plans and dates for school district and state tests.

Help your child see that the mathematics he is learning is very

much a part of everyday life. From statistics in sports to the sale price

of clothing to the amount of gas needed to travel from one city to another,

mathematics is important to us every day. Help your child to link his

“school” math to practical events.

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Bibliography

Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics

National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st

Century. (2000). Before It’s Too Late. Washington, D.C.: Government

Printing Office. 

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics/National Association for the

Education of Young Children. (2000). The Young Child and Mathematics.

Reston, Virginia: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

National Research Council. (2001). Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn

Mathematics. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press.

Rand Mathematics Study Panel. (2002). Mathematical Proficiency for All

Students: Toward a Strategic Research and Development Program in 

Mathematics Education.

(Available online at www.rand.org/multi/achievementforall/)

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.

(2001). The Nation’s Report Card: Mathematics 2000. Washington, D.C.:

Government Printing Office.

U.S. Department of Education. (2003). Papers Presented at the Secretary’s

Summit on Mathematics, February 6, 2003 in Washington, D. C. 

(available online at

www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/progs/mathscience/index.html)

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In addition to those listed in the Resources section, the following 

publications were used in preparing this booklet:

Ballen, J. and Oliver Moles, O. (1994). Strong Families Strong Schools.

Washington, D.C.: U. S. Department of Education. 

Dixon, R. C., Carnine, D. W., Lee, D-S., Wallin, J. and Chard, D. (1998).

Report to the California State Board of Education and Addendum to Principal

Report: Review of High Quality Experimental Mathematics Research. Eugene,

Oregon: National Center to Improve the Tools of Educators, University of

Oregon.

Geary, D. C. (1994). Children’s Mathematical Development: Research and

Practical Applications. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological

Association.

Grouws, D. A. (ed.). (1992). Handbook of Research on Mathematics Teaching

and Learning : A Project of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. New

York: Macmillan.

Henderson, A. T. and Berla, N. (eds.) (1994). A New Generation of Evidence:

The Family Is Critical to Student Achievement. Washington, D.C.: Center for

Law and Education.

Hoover-Dempsey, Kathleen and Sandler, Howard. (1997) Why Do Parents

Become Involved in Their Children’s Education? Review of Educational

Research, 67(1).

Matyas, M. and Triana, E. M. (1995). In Touch With Mathematics.

Washington, D.C.: American Association for the Advancement of Science. 

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Resources

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Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics

Links Learning: www.linkslearning.org

The Math Forum: www.mathforum.org/parents.citizens.html

Math in Daily Life: www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/ 

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: www.nctm.org/families/

National Institute of Standards and Technology: