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AAMT Early-Childhood-Mathematics Support Paper
A paper on the topic of resources to enhance mathematics learning of young children. Written by Denise Neal.
Early Years Practitioner Report
This report by the National Literacy Trust, ‘marks [the] first year-on-year research to... explore how often children aged three to five years old use print and touch-screen technology with parents and with practitioners.
ECE Educate: Mathematics
The Early Childhood Education (mathematics) website from New Zealand explores children’s mathematical learning, from developing a child’s knowledge of maths through to the relationships between the child, as learner of mathematics, and the early childhood setting and beyond. Reflective questions and practical ideas for the reader are woven into the text.
Early Years Numeracy Reflective Continua
This document presents eight reflective continua that link mathematical ideas to a sequence of four stages that can be used to describe children’s development. The purpose of this document is to provide educators with a way of reflecting upon their children’s mathematical development through observation of children in their normal learning environments.
Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council is the largest representative body of licensed, quality early childhood education centres in New Zealand.
E2BN
This UK website explores problem-solving, reasoning and numeracy in the early years. It has training and support materials drawn from a network project.
Cybersafety
Today young children are immersed in learning with digital tools, including learning online, at very early stages of prior to school and early years learning settings. Children need to be able to identify and manage cyber situations, use good practices when working and playing with digital tools, and approach technology in a safe and respectful way.
Essentials of Numeracy For All
This UK document provides an overall picture of numeracy and attempts to summarise all the key skills, processes, concepts and attitudes that define ‘being numerate’. A number of diagrams show the important links between these elements.
Note: links directly to PDF (151 KB)
National Association for the Education of Young Children
NAEYC is a US association focused on improving the well-being of young children, particularly the quality of educational and developmental services for children from birth to age 8..
Respect, Reflect, Relate
Assessing for Learning and Development in the Early Years using Observation Scales: Reflect, Respect, Relate is a self-paced package to support educators of children in the early years. It is based on contemporary research and evidence, and places a particular emphasis on reflective practice, respect for children, families and educators and the importance of relationships.
Supporting Rich Mathematical Interactions in ECE
This material is intended to support early childhood educators to use opportunities that arise in everyday interactions with children to foster the development of mathematical thinking.
Head Start on Tablets
The "Head Start on Tablets" article in the Daily Telegraph is based on current information by Griffith University researching young children aided by tablet technology to develop literacy.
Using the Educator Guide
The PowerPoint slide presentation gives instructions on how to use the Educator's Guide to the Early Years Learning Framework.
Note: links directly to .pptm file (1.4 MB)
