Googling for ‘numerate children’ actually turns up an optimum hit:
http://www.bera.ac.uk/system/files/520668_num.pdf
Key messages pre-school children’s experience of number is not always built upon when they come to school.Counting is an effective basis for the early years number curriculum.Young children can use isiosyncratic symbols to record small numbers but standard numerals are more helpful in solving problems. Implications The knowledge that children bring to school needs to be built upon.Children need experience of counting in a variety of social contexts.Young children need to feel free to use a variety of ways including conventional numerical symbols to support simple problem solving.
Key messages
pre-school children’s experience of number is not always built upon when they come to school.
Counting is an effective basis for the early years number curriculum.
Young children can use isiosyncratic symbols to record small numbers but standard numerals are more helpful in solving problems.
Implications
The knowledge that children bring to school needs to be built upon.
Children need experience of counting in a variety of social contexts.
Young children need to feel free to use a variety of ways including conventional numerical symbols to support simple problem solving.
Googling for ‘numerate children’ actually turns up an optimum hit:
http://www.bera.ac.uk/system/files/520668_num.pdf