The use of fingers in addition: A longitudinal study in children from preschool to kindergarten

• Published in: Cognitive development Vol. 70; p. 101431
• Main Authors: Krenger, Marie, Thevenot, Catherine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Addition; Arithmetic; Calculation; Finger counting; Numerical cognition; Addition; Calculation; Numerical cognition; Finger counting; Arithmetic

Previous research has established that finger counting in arithmetic positively correlates with accuracy in 5 ½ to 8-year-old children. Whether this relation also exists in younger children was unknown until the present study in which 172 children aged 4 ½ years (M = 56 months) were followed over on...