SEAL<\/strong>\u00a0stands for\u00a0S<\/strong>tages of\u00a0E<\/strong>arly\u00a0A<\/strong>rithmetical\u00a0L<\/strong>earning.<\/p>\n In 1992 Dr. Robert Wright began developing the Maths Recovery Programme.\u00a0 This is an evidence based intensive assessment and intervention process for targeting pupils who are having difficulties with numeracy and maths.\u00a0 The underlying model for Maths Recovery was that children acquire strategies and numerical knowledge through a series of different stages \u2013 the Stages of Early Arithmetical Learning.\u00a0 It looks at the relative sophistication of children\u2019s strategies for dealing with number and allows teachers to build on those skills.\u00a0 For example, the child who has no means of working out 9 + 3 other than counting out nine counters, then counting out three counters and then counting all of the counters from 1 to 12, is using a far less sophisticated strategy who can say 9 + 3 is the same as 10 + 12 so I know that the answer is 12.\u00a0 The progression of SEAL\u00a0is as follows:<\/p>\n Emergent<\/strong><\/p>\n Perceptual<\/strong><\/p>\n Figurative<\/strong><\/p>\n Counting on<\/strong><\/p>\n Facile<\/strong><\/p>\n Over the years it has been recognised that using the Maths Recovery approaches can promote problem solving in numeracy.\u00a0 By using this approach in our classes we can ensure that learners have a firm foundation for understanding number, as it ensures that their strategies are based on understanding rather than on processes or \u201ctricks\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n