Finger-counting is a key "stepping stone" to higher math ability for youngsters, say scientists. Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.

I would like to know how to help my daughter master her math facts. She is currently in second grade and still using her fingers. What do you suggest? — Finger Counter Educators have mixed feelings ...

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 ...

Jennifer Way received funding from NSW Department of Education, Strategic Research Fund (2021–2024). ID: G212850. Katherin Cartwright received funding from NSW Department of Education, Strategic ...

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" ...

India, Nov. 24 -- Children who start using their fingers early are more likely to become better at calculating later, a Swiss study has found. Should parents and teachers rethink the stigma around ...

ENID, Okla. — Take 25 pennies. Now take out six and put them to the side. How many are left? Put three back. How many do you have now? Now put them all together and divide them into five equal piles.

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 ...