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DOI: 10.1177/026565909501100105 Language and early mathematics — ten years onDawn House School, Nottingham During the last ten years some publications have appeared which may prove helpful in dealing with the difficulties encountered by language- impaired children in learning early mathematics. A brief account is given of these publications, and some general trends are identified: changed attitudes to Piaget; interest in crosscultural studies; debate on counting; emphasis on the problems of symbolic understanding; value given to informal methods; and awareness of the role of language in mathematics. Some implications for teaching are drawn, and three books from the mainstream literature on mathematics are recommended.
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