The development of children's abilities is a subject that interests researchers as well as those working in early years education, fuelled by the knowledge that learning is not a formal process that begins on the first day of school, but rather is a cumulative process beginning with the understanding of many basic cognitive, linguistic, perceptual and motor processes, which provide the basis for subsequent successful achievement.
Early development of these capabilities has the potential to affect children's long-term achievement, through their school lives and into adulthood. A greater understanding of the processes at work in these early years and their role in later success is therefore important to ensure that teaching and resources are appropriately balanced and targeted.
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