The purpose of this study is to explore instructional personnel participants' views on modeling instructional patterns from the reading frameworks used in their elementary classrooms during mathematics instruction and investigate how a mathematical literacy measure could be determined. By using this pedagogical approach, mathematics will be taught as a langugae development in the elementary grades instead of as five separate compartmentalized strands. The relationship between reading and mathematics will be explained using the qualitative data obtained from the participants and ideas will be presented that could develop an opportunity for professional development which focuses mathematics lesson planning on differentiation based on students' needs. If we could incorporate professional development early in the area of elementary level mathematics instruction that infuses current reading frameworks planning and direction, we may be able to intensify the quality of instruction per student and better prepare the students with the foundation they need to be successful in later mathematics courses. / A Thesis submitted to the School of Teacher Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree
of Master of Mathematics Education. / Summer Semester, 2011. / June 28, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references. / Elizabeth Jakubowski, Professor Directing Thesis; Marion Fesmire, Committee Member; Diana Rice, Committee Member; Kenneth Shaw, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_253268 |
| Contributors | English, Deborah (authoraut), Jakubowski, Elizabeth (professor directing thesis), Fesmire, Marion (committee member), Rice, Diana (committee member), Shaw, Kenneth (committee member), School of Teacher Education (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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