Part one: Numeracy: issues past and present
Swings of the pendulum
Numeracy matters
contemporary issues in the teaching of mathematics
Realistic mathematics education
The national numeracy project
Part two: Curriculum and research project issues
Primary school mathematics text books
an international comparison
Using and applying mathematics at key stage 1
Family numeracy
It ain't (just) what you do
effective teachers of numeracy
ICT and numeracy in primary schools
Part three: Assessment issues
Choosing a good test question
Context problems and assessment
ideas from the Netherlands
Part four: Pedagogical issues
Getting your head around mental calculation
The empty number line as a new model
Written methods of calculation
Issues in teaching multiplication and division
The pedagogy of calculator use
Index.