Computation in the Elementary Curriculum: Shifting the Emphasis
Bárbara J. Reys, Robert E. Reys · Teaching Children Mathematics · 1998
Elementary teachers receive conflicting messages about the value of various computa-tional techniques, mental and written, as well as about what strategies, invented and standard, should be introduced and developed at different levels within the elementary school curriculum. They receive advice and directives from educational specialists and national and state curriculum documents.