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 ...

Or count with your fingers as your kids do household chores. When you let your child's fingers do the counting, you're setting the table for strong math skills. Berteletti said the results suggest ...

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 ...

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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 ...

"Hands behind your back!" When my teacher back in early grade school would see me counting with my fingers when solving Math problems, she would snap and tell me just that. I could never figure out ...

Finger-counting is a key "stepping stone" to higher math ability for youngsters, say scientists. Children who count on their fingers between the ages of four- and six-and-a-half years old have better ...

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