This practical book shows you how to get to know the needs and abilities of your students and help them make sense of math concepts. Designed to enhance your professional learning, the book shows you how to notice, interpret, confirm, and respond to student thinking. You will discover how to structure learning experiences around key number concepts — quantity, counting, relating, and representing — developed across various strands: patterning and algebra, numbers and operations, measurement, geometry, and data and probability. Powerful examples of questions and prompts guide you to create a classroom where students get the support they need as they develop confidence in their number sense.

Mary Fiore is responsible for implementing effective mathematics teaching practices at all grade levels. Involved in developing teacher training courses, Mary has participated in a variety of writing projects that focus on learning to think differently about mathematics and making student thinking visible. Mary works with numerous associations that provide opportunities for educators to reflect on their practice. Mary lives in Mississauga, Ontario.

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Ryan Tackaberry has collaborated with Mary Fiore and others to create professional learning resources that support teachers with learning experiences that are rich with differentiated instruction for students in mathematics. Ryan continues to inquire about the development of student thinking over time and how the use of mathematical models supports learners to obtain a deep understanding of concepts and skills. Ryan lives in Guelph, Ontario.

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