The+Numeracy+Project

**__The Numeracy Project__**

[|**What Is The Numeracy Project?******]

[|**What Is The Number Framework?****]

[|**What Can I Do To Help My Child?****]

[|**Activities To Do At Home****]

[|**Glossary Of Terms****]

[|**Links To Other Resources****]

There are two parts to the teaching of Numeracy. Strategy and knowledge. Strategy is the thinking. It is the mental processes children use to solve problems involving numbers. Knowledge is the key ideas about numbers children need to know and recall quickly. Strategy involves stages children progress through as they understand ways to solve problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and proportions and ratios. Your child will be learning a range of strategies in their classroom.

The best way for you to support your child is to help them develop the knowledge that they will need, at their stage, so that they can use this to help with learning new strategies at school. Knowledge is broken into number identification, number sequence and order, place value, basic facts and written recording. If you are unsure of the stage your child is currently working at, ask your child’s teacher as not all children are working at their expected levels. The expected levels for children are:
 * By the end of year one || End of stage 2 / beginning Stage 3 ||
 * By the end of year two || End of stage 4 ||
 * By the end of year three || Working through stage 5 ||
 * By the end of year four || End of stage 5 ||
 * By the end of year five || Working through stage 6 ||
 * By the end of year six || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">End of stage 6 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">By the end of year seven || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Working through stage 7 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">By the end of year eight || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">End of stage 7 ||