@article{1378192,
      recid = {1378192},
      author = {Kieran, Carolyn,},
      title = {Teaching and learning algebraic thinking with 5- to  12-year-olds : the global evolution of an emerging field of  research and practice /},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      abstract = {This book highlights new developments in the teaching and  learning of algebraic thinking with 5- to 12-year-olds.  Based on empirical findings gathered in several countries  on five continents, it provides a wealth of best practices  for teaching early algebra. Building on the work of the  ICME-13 (International Congress on Mathematical Education)  Topic Study Group 10 on Early Algebra, well-known authors  such as Luis Radford, John Mason, Maria Blanton, Deborah  Schifter, and Max Stephens, as well as younger scholars  from Asia, Europe, South Africa, the Americas, Australia  and New Zealand, present novel theoretical perspectives and  their latest findings. The book is divided into three parts  that focus on (i) epistemological/mathematical aspects of  algebraic thinking, (ii) learning, and (iii) teaching and  teacher development. Some of the main threads running  through the book are the various ways in which structures  can express themselves in children's developing algebraic  thinking, the roles of generalization and natural language,  and the emergence of symbolism. Presenting vital new data  from international contexts, the book provides additional  support for the position that essential ways of thinking  algebraically need to be intentionally fostered in  instruction from the earliest grades.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1378192},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68351-5},
}