Early Childhood Mathematics: an Insight into Strategies for Developing Young Children Mathematical Skills

The purpose of this work is to examine early childhood math and some strategies on how early childhood math can be enhanced. Math is an important subject in the school curriculum that cannot be overlooked. The young child's math abilities or skills need to be developed for future life. Some met...

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Main Author: Odiri Onoshakpokaiye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang 2023-03-01
Series:MEJ (Mathematics Education Journal)
Online Access:https://ejournal.umm.ac.id/index.php/MEJ/article/view/24534
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Summary:The purpose of this work is to examine early childhood math and some strategies on how early childhood math can be enhanced. Math is an important subject in the school curriculum that cannot be overlooked. The young child's math abilities or skills need to be developed for future life. Some methods on how to improve young children's abilities were reviewed. It was a qualitative study. From the review, it was revealed that developing young child math abilities is vital for them to progress in future math. Also, the reviews indicated that math assists young children in building up their math ability to solve problems and think critically. The findings demonstrate the importance of early childhood mathematics programs as a foundation for subsequent math teaching. Young children require a mathematical foundation from an early age in order to develop the concepts and abilities needed to succeed in school, multiple professions, and even daily life.
ISSN:2579-5260
2579-5724