Mathematical Literacy interlaced with Children’s Literature: a study on the perception held by literacy teachers

Abstract

It is noteworthy how primary and secondary students presently struggle to understand the concepts of Mathematics, as oftentimes they were unable to build mathematical notions that are fundamental to the literacy cycle. Another known fact is the importance of using diversified teaching strategies to allow students to build, during those years, the mathematical concepts that are held as the basis for their success in other educational stages. We understand that one alternative that is in line with this notion consists of interlacing mathematical literacy and children’s literature together. Over the past few years, Brazil’s Ministry of Education has been sending schools collections of literary works that bring in ideas which can be explored in various fields of knowledge, Mathematics included. Therefore, a qualitative research study with quantitative aspects was conducted with literacy teachers to find whether they think it is possible to use some of the stories for children found in such collections to introduce or build mathematical concepts.

Keywords

• literatura infantil. noções matemáticas. alfabetização matemática.