MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

ECH273  1996 Spring – 2010 Summer II

Math for the Young Child

1.

Identify attitudinal factors which influence numeracy in contemporary American society. (I)

2.

Explain how individual differences and family values influence the development of mathematical/logical thought in young children. (I)

3.

Explain the importance of mathematical/logical thought to the future of the individual child. (I)

4.

Describe Piaget's ideas pertaining to mathematical/logical thought and how it is acquired. (II)

5.

Identify the characteristics of the preoperational child and describe the relationship of language to mathematical thought and autonomy and heteronomy. (II)

6.

Identify commercial and homemade manipulative materials and explain the mathematical concepts which might be learned by working with them. (III)

7.

Explain the mathematical learning opportunities inherent in a variety of daily routines. (III)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

ECH273  1996 Spring – 2010 Summer II

Math for the Young Child

I. Introduction to Mathematical/Logical Thought

A. Attitudes Toward Numeracy

B. Individual Differences and Family Values

C. Importance to a Child's Future

II. Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

A. Sensorimotor and Preoperational Characteristics

B. Autonomy vs. Heteronomy

III. Application of Piaget's Theory to Classroom and Curriculum

A. Math in the Context of Daily Life

B. Manipulative Materials-Commercial and Homemade

1. Characteristics of Objects

2. Use with Children

3. Storage and Organization

C. Scope of Math Topics

1. Classification

2. Shape

3. Size

4. Sequence

5. Spatial Relations

6. Number

7. Measurement

8. Time and Money

9. Other