Resources and Teaching Strategies to Support Aboriginal Children's Numeracy Learning : A Review of the Literature

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Abstract

This literature review focuses on teaching and learning strategies that support the development of numeracy skills in Aboriginal children. Its purpose is to provide a theoretical framework that will inform the development of numeracy materials to support teachers of Aboriginal children in New South Wales primary schools. The key themes which inform a framework for the development of numeracy resources for Aboriginal children are identified as: teaching Aboriginal students; cultural frameworks; engaging in the language of mathematics; and contextualising mathematics.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - Jun 1999

Disciplines

  • Education

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