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ERIC Number: EJ544919
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-0728
What Counts in Learning To Count?
Unglaub, Kathye W.
Young Children, v52 n4 p48-50 May 1997
Describes five basic understandings involved in rational counting: (1) groupings of same or different items may be counted; (2) there is a stable order of the counting numbers; (3) one-to-one correspondence; (4) it does not matter which item is counted first; and (5) the cardinal principle. Discusses the importance of rational counting ability and makes suggestions for teaching counting. (KDFB)
Descriptors: Computation, Early Childhood Education, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Instruction, Number Concepts, Preschool Education, Young Children
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cardinal Numbers; Cardinality; One to One Correspondence