YP Comment: Playing the numbers game
It's a tried and tested counting method that dates back to our ancient ancestors, and now a team of researchers have concluded that using their fingers can help young children with their maths.
The new study, carried out by Sheffield Hallam University, suggests that playing games with their fingers, alongside number games such as dominos, boosts youngsters’ results when it comes to simple arithmetic.
Researchers said the findings, which involved 137 children aged six and seven, could be useful for teachers in developing children’s understanding of numbers.
This hardly seems revelatory. Any teacher or parent worth their salt will surely be well aware of this already. Do we really need researchers telling us what we already know?