Early Childhood Numeracy

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Within early childhood contexts, numeracy skills have been embedded within play, care and learning practices for decades (Doig, McRae, & Rowe, 2003); primary and secondary educational contexts are embedding numeracy skills across the curriculum; as can be evidenced by the introduction of Numeracy as one of the General Capabilities in the Australian Curriculum (ACARA, 2014). Learning mathematics can sometimes be challenging and boring at times, but modern technology and its tools have changed the way students see mathematics in the twenty first century. Almost every school in Australia has an Interactive White Boards that can be used in the classroom to enhancing learning. As students get the opportunity to use ICT as part of

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