Stages of Early Arithmetical Learning (SEAL)
Research in the 1990s showed there are significant differences in the numerical knowledge of children when they begin school.
These differences in number knowledge increase as children progress through schooling. This is clear tendency for low attainers in the early years to continue to be low attainers through their primary years and develop negative attitudes towards mathematics. There is an need therefore to give every child a positive understanding and success in early number work. In 1992, Dr Robert Wright began developing the Maths Recovery Programme. This is a distinctive approach that clearly links research to classroom pedagogy. This was based on his research with Dr Leslie Steffe on identifying the Stages of Early Arithmetical Learning. The Stages of Early Arithmetical Learning is a model that we can use to understand the development of children’s numerical knowledge and is good introduction to this pedagogy. Information below is a brief introduction to SEAL with video examples. This should be read in conjunction with the Maths Recovery books. Information about these books and Maths Recovery training can be found on the The Maths Recovery Website http://www.mathsrecovery.org.uk/resources/
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