5.1 Involving families in fostering numeracy at home

Referring back to your weekly learning outcomes, by the end of this topic, you will be able to:

  • demonstrate an understanding of how to foster numeracy with children and young people at home.

Introducing numeracy at home

Watch Professor Chris Walsh introduce numeracy at home.

You can watch the video by selecting the image below.

Professor Chris Walsh's introduction to numeracy at home video

Activity: At home with numeracy

Read At home with numeracy of the Birth to Level 10 Numeracy Guide.

Read Associate Professor Tracey Muir’s article Numeracy at home: Involving parents in mathematics education.

Reflective prompt: What was the impact of the intervention on parents’ understanding of contemporary mathematics practices?