Knowing where our children fall in the progression of counting skills allows us to ensure we are best supporting their early math growth.

Without an understanding of what the counting sequence represents, reciting “10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60....” is as useless to your child as being able to recite “2, 7, 15, 23, 38.”

Helping your child learn to skip count can be confusing for parents. In this post, I’ll address how you know when your child is ready to start skip counting.