Nursery World - Language Development for Maths

Language Development for Maths: circle time sessions to improve language skills (ISBN 1 84312 171 9, 18)

(ISBN 1 84312 171 9, 18)

Language Development for Maths: activities for home

(ISBN 1 84312 172 7, 12)

Both by Marion Nash and Jackie Lowe

(David Fulton, 020 8996 3610)

Reviewed by Sheila Ebbutt, director of BEAM and co-ordinator of the Early

Childhood Mathematics Group

Marion Nash is an educational psychologist and Jackie Lowe a speech and language therapist. 'Circle time sessions' is a structured programme of 36 sessions with a group of six to eight reception pupils, intended for 'linguistically challenged children'. The clearly defined sessions follow a similar pattern of around six activities, so the children begin to know what to expect. Language is built up in a controlled way, and children are given a model for their responses.

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