Understanding Fractions Across the Grades : supporting School Mathematics : How to Work with Parents and the Public

Acknowledgments vii Getting Started 1(8) Purpose of this Session 1(1) Introduction 1(1) Using the Parent Sessions 2(7) Presenter's Guide 9(28) Sample Workshop Agenda 11(1) Sample Workshop Agenda with Activity Detail 12(1) Materials Needed 13(1) Overview and Goals 14(1) Detailed Directions for a 2-Hour Session 15(20) Addendum: Making or Purchasing Fraction Dice 35(1) References 36(1) Overhead Transparency Masters 37(14) Overhead 1: Workshop Goals Overhead 2: Workshop Agenda Overhead 3: Brownie Problem Overhead 4: Cookie Problem Overhead 5: Hexagon Cookies Overhead 6: Three-Dice Fraction Game Overhead 7: Crazy Cake A Overhead 8: Crazy Cakes for Two Overhead 9: Grids Overhead 10: Grid Patterns Overhead 11: 1977--1978 Naep Items Workshop Handout Masters 51 Handout 1: What Can Parents Do... Handout 2: Hexagon Cookies Handout 3: Crazy Cakes for Two Handout 4: Grid Patterns Handout 5: How to Help Your Child with Homework Handout 6: Five Crippling Misconceptions About Mathematics Handout 7: Research Brief Handout 8: Feedback Form Acknowledgments vii About the Mathematics Education Collaborative ix Why Work with Parents? A Note from Ruth Parker xi Introduction 1(1) General Planning Issues 2(2) Getting Parents to Attend 4(2) Engaging Parents During the Session 6(2) Determining a Focus and Deciding What Mathematics to Do 8(3) Alternative Procedures and Algorithms for Computation 11(8) Summary 19(1) Handling Concerns, Questions, and Answers 20(1) Frequently Asked Questions with Sample Responses 21(32) How to Help My Child 22(3) Basic Skills 25(6) Teaching Rules and Procedures 31(2) A Parent's Own Learning 33(4) Assessment 37(4) Research 41(2) Questions from Skeptics 43(4) How to Help Teachers and Schools Move Forward 47(3) Teacher and Administrator Knowledge 50(3) Annotated References 53(4) Websites 57