Thread by @EChildhoodMaths

@juliangrenier @ThinkingMaths @elresearchsch Good afternoon everyone!
This is Day 3 of our thoughts as a result of a reading the above blog by @juliangrenier and @thinkingmaths. Today we focus on spatial experiences, pattern, shape, space and measures. We will tag in days 1&2 at the end of today's thread ...

@juliangrenier @ThinkingMaths @elresearchsch 2 ... Despite the lack of evidence about causal effects on number of teaching spatial reasoning, especially in terms of randomised control trials, overall, we need to better understand the relation between spatial skills & wider maths, especially before children begin school...

@juliangrenier @ThinkingMaths @elresearchsch 3 ... The overwhelming predictive evidence suggests we would be foolish not to try to teach children's spatial visualisation. Hawes & Ansari (2020 p466) cite Mix & Cheng (2012): ...

@juliangrenier @ThinkingMaths @elresearchsch 4... 'The relation between spatial ability & mathematics is so well established that it no longer makes sense to ask whether they are related.'

We are of the opinion that pattern, shape,space&measures in the Reception section of the 2021 #Developmentmatters has been side-lined..

@juliangrenier @ThinkingMaths @elresearchsch 5. ... despite research evidence of the importance of pattern & spatial reasoning as predictors of later attainment (Papic et al. 2011, Rittle-Johnson et al. 2016). This is what should be assessed as an ELG.

The Early Childhood Mathematics Group (ECMG) is a UK-based group...

@juliangrenier @ThinkingMaths @elresearchsch 6... of early years mathematics experts & includes practitioners, teachers, researchers & teacher educators. We work together to promote effective early childhood mathematics.
END of today's thread. Thank you for reading.
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