Whole Number Thinking

Talking about Place Value

Introduction
In this interview, Caitlin reads the decimal parts of numbers as if they were whole numbers. This is sometimes a sign of whole number thinking. When she explains the meaning of the number 4.26, she explains the 26 as 2 tens and 6 units, although she knows there is something more that she doesn't understand.

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