Finger counting: friend or foe? Preschool teachers are divided. Some see it as a sign kids are stuck, while others view it as a powerful math tool. A new study by researchers in Switzerland and France ...

Preschool teachers have different views on finger counting. Some teachers consider finger counting use in children to signal that they are struggling with math, while others associate its use as ...

Preschool teachers have different views on finger counting. Some teachers consider finger counting use in children to signal that they are struggling with math, while others associate its use as ...

Children who count on their fingers between ages 4 and 6 1/2 have better addition skills by age 7 than those who don't use their fingers, suggesting that finger counting is an important stepping stone ...

Doing maths on your fingers can function as good building blocks for smart kids and come extremely handy in teaching kids maths. Do you tend to double-check or have a habit to count on your fingers?

Children who count on their fingers between ages 4 and 6 1/2 have better addition skills by age 7 than those who don’t use their fingers, suggesting that finger counting is an important stepping stone ...

Why counting with fingers is not a step backwards for primary school children: a long-term study from Switzerland provides surprising answers and dispels old prejudices. According to a study, counting ...

Counting on fingers really does help youngsters improve their maths skills, according to a new study. The research is the first to show that children's performance in arithmetic can show a "huge" ...

Counting with fingers in elementary school is an important tool for mathematical learning. Through long-term observations, researchers in Switzerland found that children learn arithmetic better when ...

Have you ever watched a young child count to ten? Their fingers are probably moving as the numbers go up. Don't worry parents, researchers say there is a reason why that's happening, and it's not ...