The following articles were assigned as relevant research articles and educational materials, and discussed during the sessions.
Ferrini - Mundy, J., Lappan, G. & Phillips E. 1997. Experiences with Patterning, Teaching Children Mathematics. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, Va. V 3, No 6, p 282-288.
Loewenberg Ball, D. 1993. Halves, Pieces, and Twoths: Constructing and Using Representational Contexts in Teaching Fractions, Rational Numbers-An Integration of Research. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers. p 157-195.
Lubinski, C. & Otto, A. 1997. Literature and Algebraic Reasoning, Teaching Children Mathematics. Teaching Children Mathematics. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, Va. V 3, No 6, p 290-295.
Mack, N.K. & Campbell, P. 1993. Making Connections to Understand Fractions, Arithmetic Teacher. Teaching Children Mathematics. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, Va. V 3, No 6, p 362-364.
Reed, K. 2000. How Many Spots Does a Cheetah Have? Teaching Children Mathematics. Teaching Children Mathematics. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, Va. V 6, No 6, p 346-349.
Yackel, E. 1997. A Foundation for Algebraic Reasoning in the Early Grades, Teaching Children Mathematics. Teaching Children Mathematics. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Reston, Va. V 3, No 6, p 276-280.