This book draws on both in and out of school literacy practices with teachers and families to enhance the numeracy of early learners. It provides highly illustrative exemplars, targeted for learners up to approximately eight years of age whose home language differs from the language of instruction. It identifies the challenges faced by these learners and their families, and shares ways of building both literacy and numeracy skills for some of the vulnerable learners nationally and internationally.
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Robyn Jorgensen(Zevenbergen) is Emeritus Professor at the University of Canberra. She has been researching equity in mathematics since commencing her career. She has worked with low SES, rural and more recently with Indigenous communities. She seeks to understand the practices that contribute to the marginalization of learners and to bring about changes in those practices. She has recently completed a large national study on successful numeracy practices in remote Indigenous communities. She has a very strong publication record and has been the recipient of 13 Australian Research Council grants. She was the Editor-in-Chief for the Mathematics Education Research Journal and is on a number of Editorial boards for internationally renowned journals.
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Section One: Theories that Frame Our Work: Introduction.- From Exclusion to Inclusion for Marginalised Learners Theoretical Perspectives.- The Literacy of Numeracy Practices in Multilingual Early Years Settings.- Section 2: Story-based Resources for Developing Number Sense and Reasoning: Exploring Numeracy-Rich Rhymes and Stories.- Designing and Creating Maths-Rich Storybooks, Games and Related Activities.- A Resource Approach to Extending Numeracy Engagement beyond School.- Section Three: Engaging with the Formal Language of School Mathematics: Learning the Academic Language of Mathematics.- Big Books in a Multilingual Context.- Mathematical Language Immersion Learning Environments.- Section Four: Ubuntu and Community Links: Embracing Ubuntu in Community Partnerships.