Refocusing on Oral Language and Rich Representations to Develop the Early Mathematical Understandings of Indigenous Students

This article examines the nature of oral language and representations used by teachers as they instruct young Indigenous Australian students at the beginning of formal schooling during play-based activities in mathematics. In particular, the use of Standard Australian English (SAE), the mathematical...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Blackley, Susan, Warren, E., De Vries, E.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22557