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Learning support pedagogy for children who struggle to develop the concepts underlying the operations of addition and subtraction of numbers: the ‘Calculia’ programme

Authors: Annemarie Fritz-Stratmann, Antje Ehlert and Gabriele Klüsener  The authors of this article argue that it is important for pre-service teachers to know about the psychology of learning mathematics (i.e. how children develop concepts) in order for them to be able to help children who encounter problems. Therefore, this article explores how a remedial programme, …

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Balancing academic and practical responsibilities-Blog

  Author: Mr. Dean van der Merwe Department of Childhood Education Faculty of Education University of Johannesburg ______________________________________________________________________________ When student teachers first enter university,  they have to learn how to juggle their academic and practical responsibilities. Being careful not to drop the ball on either. Having been a student teacher myself, and now working at …

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