From here to there: the path to computational fluency with multi-digit multiplication: Janette Bobis highlights the critical links between number sense and a child's fluency with mental and written computation when learning how to perform multi-digit multiplication.

From: Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom | Date: December 22, 2007| Author: Bobis, Janette | Copyright information

Drawing upon research, theory, classroom and personal experiences, this paper focuses on the development of primary-aged children's computational fluency with multi-digit multiplication. Getting children from "here" (current strategy use) to "there" (a more efficient strategy) is often not a straight-forward path. The critical links between number sense and a child's ability to perform mental and written computation with ease are examined.

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