February 1997, Vol. 3, Issue 6
A Foundation for Algebraic Reasoning in the Early Grades
Erna Yackel
This article explores children's thinking that might be foundational to algebraic thinking and describes some instructional activities that can potentially engender such reasoning and thinking.
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