RESOURCES: Math, Literature & Literacy

[Ryan Goble]

As you know I'm down in FL at the NCTE conference. As a result of my interdisciplinary orientation I present four cool math and literacy resources.

First three books from NCTE / NCTM loaded with pop references...

Learning to Read the Numbers: Integrating Critical Literacy and Critical Numeracy in K-8 Classrooms

Author(s): Phyllis Whitin, David Whitin

Phyllis and David Whitin show how critical readers dig beneath the surface of data to understand how numbers are constructed by authors to portray a certain version of reality.

Level(s): Elementary, Middle

New Visions for Linking Literature and Mathematics

Author(s): David Whitin, Phyllis Whitin

David and Phyllis Whitin offer K–6 teachers a wealth of ideas for integrating literature and mathematics.

Level(s): Elementary

Math Is Language Too: Talking and Writing in the Mathematics Classroom

Author(s): David Whitin, Phyllis Whitin

Replete with children's stories and illustrations, Math Is Language Too looks at children as sense-makers, storytellers, language creators, and problem-posers.

And this website is pretty interesting...

On this page they have a list of 

Literature for Learning Math Concepts   

[Stephanie Young]

These are good! I will suggest them to my students. I'm actually slated to teach "Teaching Students with Diverse Needs." I'll check these out and my use some of these as additional resources/texts.

Cool beans :0