Matemáticas en la Educación Infantil: Facilitando un buen inicio. Declaración conjunta de posición
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Declaración conjunta de posición de la National Association for the Education of Young Children (Asociación Nacional para la Educación Infantil, NAEYC) y el National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (Consejo Nacional de Profesores de Matemáticas, NCTM) sobre Matemáticas en la Educación Infantil. Adoptada en 2002. Actualizada en 2010.
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