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 ...

"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: 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 ...

Schoolkids who used finger tracing fared better with previously unseen geometry and algebra questions, new research has found. Studies involving 275 Sydney school children aged between nine and 13 ...

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 ...

Q: I thought that I would add more to your recent column on math. So much math is easier if you know shortcuts and tricks. For example, the formation of the Roman numerals I, II and III can be ...

A quick look at the lengths of children's index and ring fingers can be used to predict how well students will perform on SATs, new research claims. Kids with longer ring fingers compared to index ...