When should parents, teachers, and other caregivers be concerned about the development of young children in areas related to later mathematics learning? The early childhood literature has rarely addressed developmental delays and learning problems in mathematics to the extent needed by today’s preschool educators. The message has been that young children develop at different rates and that is natural. But with the explosion of young children born drug-exposed and in poverty in the 1990s and 2000s and their significant learning and behavioral needs, early childhood educators must address these needs and provide early interventions. Even special education research with young children has not made strong connections with later mathematics learning difficulties for children younger than six or seven.
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