Putting a Finger on Numerical Development – Reviewing the Contributions of Kindergarten Finger Gnosis and Fine Motor Skills to Numerical Abilities

The well-documented association between fingers and numbers is not only based on the observation that most children use their fingers for counting and initial calculation, but also on extensive behavioral and neuro-functional evidence. In this article, we critically review developmental studies eval...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Roberta Barrocas, Stephanie Roesch, Caterina Gawrilow, Korbinian Moeller
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Subjects:	finger gnosis fine motor skills finger counting numerical development embodied numerosity finger-based numerical strategies
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01012/full