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Fine Motor Skills

Fine Motor Skills. Define. Physical skills that involve hand-eye co-ordination and small muscles Eg – buttoning a shirt or tying a shoe lace Development of such skills allow greater responsibility for personal care Papalia , Wendkos Olds, Duskin Feldman, 2009, p.225 . Observations.

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Fine Motor Skills

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  1. Fine Motor Skills

  2. Define • Physical skills that involve hand-eye co-ordination and small muscles • Eg – buttoning a shirt or tying a shoe lace • Development of such skills allow greater responsibility for personal care Papalia, Wendkos Olds, Duskin Feldman, 2009, p.225

  3. Observations • Preference for right hand • Copied basic shapes – circles, squares, rectangles • Drew basic human figure, houses, cars, animals • Could write his name

  4. Observation Cont. • Weaved a shoe lace through a series of holes and tied a knot • Manipulated pieces of paper before gluing them onto card

  5. Guidelines Four Year Old Five Year Old Thread a large needle Copy basic shapes Begin learning to write letters Show more detailed drawings Improved scissor skills Use knife and fork together Clear hand perference (Queensland Health, 2003). • Hold pencil between thumb and 1-3 other fingers • Draw basic human shapes and other simple pictures • Brush teeth with supervision • Wipe after using toilet • Dress with exception of hard to reach buttons, bows and shoelaces

  6. The skills demonstrated meet those of a four year old and the abilities of a five year old • As development continues the complexity of skills will increase by combining movements • Giving a wider, more precise range and increased control of environment (Papalia et al, 2009, p.225)

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