"This book is a must-have for anyone working to remediate students struggling with math. It gets into the types of misconceptions students have and gives multiple ways to correct them."---Donna Adkins, First-Grade Teacher Perritt Primary School, Arkadelphia, AR<BR><BR>"The nuts-and-bolts approach to assessment and error analysis make this book a real tool for everyday use."---Judith A. Filkins, K-8 Math Curriculum Coordinator Lebanon School District, NH<BR><BR>When students make computational errors in mathematics, often the prescribed solution is more drilling. However, by combining error analysis with timely and specific intervention based on conceptual understanding, teachers can get to the cause of students' errors, uncover underlying misconceptions, and help students understand and correct their mistakes. This comprehensive resource helps elementary teachers guide and support classroom work with whole number computation<BR><BR>David B. Spangler, a school math consultant with more than 35 years of experience, provides a model that focuses on student error patterns in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.<BR><BR>With supporting research, a section on big ideas in computation and problem solving, and student reproducibles for games and activities, Strategies for Teaching Whole Number computation promotes a proactive and scaffolded approach to teaching mathematics in a meaningful way.