24 preschool children were given tests on number reciting, set counting, subset counting, numeral matching, numeral selecting, and numeral naming. The findings differ with those of Wang, Resnick, and Boozer (1971) with respect to the ranking of the skill of numeral recitation with respect to other counting skills. They also suggest an explanation for the differences between the findings of Wang, et al., and those of Spradlin, Cotter, Stevens, and Friedman (1974) who studied similar skills of a retarded sample.
References
1.
SpradlinJ. E.CotterV. W.StevensC.FriedmanM.Performance of mentally retarded children on pre-arithmetic tasks. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 1974, 78, 397–403.
2.
WangM. C.ResnickL. B.BoozerR. F.The sequence of development of some early mathematics behaviors. Child Development, 1971, 42, 1767–1778.
