Robert J Wright

Dr Robert J. (Bob) Wright’s current position is adjunct professor in mathematics education at Southern Cross University in New South Wales. Bob is an internationally recognized leader in understanding and assessing children’s numerical knowledge and strategies, publishing many articles and papers in this field. His work in the last 20 years has included the development of the Mathematics Recovery Programme which focuses on providing specialist training for teachers to advance the numeracy levels of young children assessed as low-attainers. In Australia and New Zealand, Ireland, the UK, the USA and elsewhere, this programme has been implemented widely and applied extensively to classroom teaching and to average and able learners as well as low-attainers. He has conducted several research projects funded by the Australian Research Council including the most recent project focusing on assessment and intervention in the number learning of low-attaining 8—10-year-olds.