title: Milestones in the development of infant numeracy.
abstract: This article deals with the development of numeracy among young children of the four to seven year age group. The research investigation described had two aims: to see how early numeracy develops in children of different ages; and to see whether there are fixed points which might serve as milestones in the development of infant numeracy. The results of this investigation involving 96 children indicate a strong development of numeracy skills during this period. With reference to the literature, it is also shown that certain items of a test previously developed for this purpose may be taken as core items that do indeed represent milestones in the development of infant numeracy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Science, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Van de Rijt
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Van Luit
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D002666:Psychology, Child