Early Years Numeracy

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The Early Years Learning Framework states that children need positive attitudes and sound understandings in numeracy to be successful learners and that the foundations for numeracy are formed in early childhood (DEEWR 2009, p. 38). In my overview ACARA (2012) and SACSA (2004) concepts are sequentially introduced. Developmentally appropriate experiences that promote hands-on experiences provide opportunities for scaffolding children’s learning and consolidation of skills and concepts. Number rhymes, songs and games are an important part of the daily routine. Books and stories that relate to mathematical concepts are regularly shared. Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences has many implications for educators. I understand that children have a variety of intelligences that are interconnected and I aim to provide children with experiences and materials that are presented in a variety of ways. This allows children to utilise each of these intelligences and participate successfully in all learning opportunities. Reference List: Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) and Early Childhood Australia (2006). Position paper on early childhood mathematics. Adelaide: AAMT. Viewed 10 May 2014, Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority: Mathematics 2012, viewed 10 May 2014, Council of Australian Governments, 2009, The Early Years Learning Framework, Being, Belonging and Becoming, Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Australia. Department of Education Training and Employment, 2001, South Australian curriculum, standards and accountability framework, DETE, South Australia. Macmillan, A 2010, Numeracy in early childhood: shared contexts for teaching & learning, Oxford University Press, Victoria, Australia. Perry, B & Dockett, S 2007, ‘Play and mathematics’, The Australian

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