Counting+On


 * Counting On **

It is important for students to progress toward more sophisticated counting strategies. By the end of second grade, students should have progressed from using a 'counting from one' strategy, where they must always begin at one to be able to count the combined number of two groups, to 'counting on,' where they are able to begin counting up from the number of the first set.

**Example**

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Instead of counting each object depicted in the above two sets, the student who uses a 'counting on' strategy will notice that the set on the left contains four items and will begin counting from four, adding the additional items from the set on the right, until s/he reaches the total, 10. Click here  to return to the Top Ten Early Numeracy Skills.

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