Journal
CURRENT OPINION IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages 14-20Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2016.04.006
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Canada Research Chairs Program
- Brain Canada
- NeuroDevNet Partnership Developmental Neuroscience Research Training Award
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Numerical skills measured prior to school entry are predictive of mathematics achievement longitudinally. It is therefore important that young children start school with strong mathematical foundations. Here we review evidence from behavior and neuroimaging that highlights numerical symbol knowledge as a key mediator between informal and formal mathematical competencies. We argue that future research should aim to elucidate cognitive and neuronal mechanisms underpinning the acquisition of symbolic knowledge. Furthermore, multiple aspects of numerical symbol knowledge, such as identification, cardinality, and ordinality, should be emphasized in preschool childcare environments.
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