Early numerical development and the role of non-symbolic and symbolic skills

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 25, Issue , 2013, Pages 95-103

  Kolkman, Meijke E ^a   Kroesbergen, Evelyn H ^a   Leseman, Paul P M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Mapping skills; Math; Non symbolic skills; Numerical development; Symbolic skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872448109     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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