ABSTRACT
It is helpful for us to have an awareness of the natural course of learning, to provide guidance that helps us plan teaching strategies for children who have difficulties that disrupt normal patterns. There are similarities in the skills and processes that children use for gathering and understanding information in different areas of their development, or subjects. Though they are not uniquely ‘mathematical’, they do play roles in helping mathematical abilities evolve. So, through the course of this chapter, we will look at some common strands of early learning and how they intertwine and support mathematical learning.
