Tag Archives: Numeracy

Mathematically rich interactions in early childhood

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Kathy Swinkels

A large pile of Lego sits on the table, and you watch as young children are actively engaged in creating vehicles. Moments of quick chatter are followed by a quick run around the room to test their latest vehicle, then intense concentration as they try to find the next perfect piece. ‘You need two bad […]

Changing knowledge about young children’s numeracy learning

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Jenni Connor

Astoundingly, there is recent evidence that babies come into the world with ‘a primitive number sense’! Scientists in the USA (Nuwer, 2013; Duke Today, 2013) have found that babies as young as six months of age notice the difference between screens containing 20 dots and those showing 10 dots. Babies are more intrigued by the […]