ERIC Number: ED572396
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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"Let's Count": Improving Community Approaches to Early Years Mathematics Learning, Teaching and Dispositions through Noticing, Exploring and Talking about Mathematics
Perry, Bob; Hampshire, Ann; Gervaxoni, Ann; O'Neill, Will
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (39th, Adelaide, South Australia, 2016)
"Let's Count" is a preschool mathematics intervention implemented by The Smith Family from 2012 to the present in "disdvantaged" communities across Australia. It is based on current mathematics and early childhood education research and aligns with the Early Years Learning Framework. Let's Count has been shown to be effective in enhancing mathematics learning and dispositions of young children, early childhood educators and families through a longitudinal evaluation undertaken from 2012-2015. This paper reports on the development, implementation and evaluation of "Let's Count" and its likely future trajectory.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Preschool Curriculum, Intervention, Disadvantaged Environment, Early Childhood Education, Longitudinal Studies, Program Development, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Professional Identity, Educational Practices, Self Efficacy, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes, Family Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Identifiers - Location: Australia
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