Counting on fingers in primary school is not a sign of weakness but an important tool for learning mathematics, according to a long-term study by researchers in Switzerland published in Developmental ...

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 ...

Metacognition is often described as ‘thinking about our thinking’. It involves being aware of how our mind works and using ...

Kids who count on their fingers between 4 and 6 years old have better addition skills by 7 than those who don’t use their ...