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Literacy and Numeracy
Literacy and numeracy skills are crucial aspects of communication and are important for successful learning. The foundations for these competencies are established in a child’s formative years.
Literacy and Numeracy are among the most important information-processing skills necessary in the development of children. Modern life becomes practically impossible without these competencies. Obtaining a good level of literacy and numeracy lays the basis for preschoolers’ successful participation in their Primary years, and in the long run, their career prospects in an increasingly technological world and for their life as informed and reflective citizens.
Literacy
Does your child know how to read and write? Is he or she able to interpret both English and Chinese literature effectively?
The demands of literacy have increased and to be successful in today’s world, preschoolers will not only need to be effectively bilingual, they also need to go beyond reading and writing to understand, evaluate and engage in written texts.
Effectively bilingual children gain exposure to new cultural horizons and will have a wide variety of new perspectives as they engage with more than one language. Not only will they acquire the knowledge of how to speak and write in both English and Chinese, the ability to toggle two languages also require more cognitive resources. This enables them to nurture other essential skills such as logical reasoning, flexible problem solving, and the ability to multi-task in an increasingly Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (V.U.C.A) world.
Numeracy
Data Analysts, Computer Scientists, Statisticians, Accountants, and Engineers; what do these top jobs in today’s world have in common? All of them require a high level of numeracy and mathematical skills.
In our highly technological world, data and machine learning are the driving forces of our economy. From technological companies to food and beverage sectors, the demand for employees with numeracy and mathematical competencies is soaring.
Learning how to count and the ability to recognise patterns are just budding indicators of your little ones’ interest in the world of numbers. Numeracy is essential for preschoolers to develop logical thinking and establish critical reasoning strategies, enabling them to make sense of numbers, patterns, shapes, time, and everyday activities like reading instructions and playing sport.
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