Early Numeracy

Scaffolding Number Sense and Computational Strategies (K-2)

On this page you will find sample screenings being piloted in MSAD 75 in the Spring of 2006. Screenings were adapted from an Early Numeracy Program called Math Recovery. There are also some tools you may download to use with your children along with some other resources.

The Screenings, Tools and Activities will open as PDF files. You can download Acrobat Reader for free here:

Screenings

The scales used to assess students are adapted from Early Numeracy: Assessment for Teaching and Learning. Power Point Presentation from Mid Maine Conference March 17, 2006

Kindergarten Screening

Grade One Screening

Grade Two Screening

Take Two a quick, formative assessment that can be
used at any time to check on numeracy skills

 

Sample Tools and Activites to Use with Students

Five and Ten Frames (visual imaging)

Big Ten Frames

Small Arrow Cards (ones-thousands)

Big Arrow Cards (ones-hundreds)

Ten Strips

Activities for Arrow Cards

Tens and Some More Activity

Related Books


Early Numeracy : Assessment for Teaching and Intervention
by Robert J Wright, James Martland, Ann K Stafford

Teaching Number : Advancing Children's Skills and Strategies
by Robert J Wright, James Martland, Ann K Stafford, Garry Stanger

Young Mathematicians at Work: Constructing Number Sense, Addition and Subtraction
by Catherine Tromey Fosnot and Maarten Dolk

 

 

Additional Links

http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/numeracy/Index.htm

http://www.mathrecovery.com/

www.portaportal.com Guest Access: K8Math

http://illuminations.nctm.org/

http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html

www.rainforestmaths.com