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Fine Motor Developmental Milestones

Terms in this set (10)

0-6 months
- reflexive grasp at birth
- global ineffective reach for objects (3 months)
- voluntary grasp (3 months)
- 2 handed palmar grasp (3 months)
- 1 handed palmar grasp (5 months)
- controlled reach (6 months)
Possible implications if fine motor milestones are not achieved
- poor muscle development and control of fingers and hand
- delayed ability to play independently
- delayed sensory development due to delayed interaction with toys and other sensory objects
- poor manipulation of objects, so delayed play skills
- delayed development of self care skills (eating)
- delayed prewriting skills
- frustration with manipulation of small objects (pencil, toys, scissors)
- avoidance of pencil based tasks
- poor pencil grasp and control
- difficulty writing name and forming letters of alphabet/numbers
- dependence on caregiver for everyday activities (dressing)
- difficulty demonstrating academic ability on paper
- poor handwriting/legibility
- fatigue during pencil based tasks
- difficulty keeping up in class due to slow handwriting speed
- may impact self esteem when comparing work to others
- difficulty completing tasks in timely manner
1-2 years
- builds tower of 3 small blocks
- puts 4 rings on stick
- places 5 pegs in pegboard
- turn 2-3 pages of a book at a time
- scribbles
- turns knobs
- paints with whole arm movement, shifts hands, to make strokes
- self feeds with min A
- able to use signing to communicate
- brings spoon to mouth
- holds and drinks from cup independently
2-3 years
- strings 4 large beads
- turns single pages of a book
- snips with scissors
- holds crayon with thumb and fingers (not fist)
- uses one hand consistently in most activities
- imitates circular, vertical and horizontal strokes
- paints with some wrist action, makes dots, lines, circular strokes
- rolls pounds, squeezes, and pulls playdough
- eats w/o A
3-4 years
- builds tower of 9 small blocks
- copies circle
- imitates cross
- manipulates clay material (rolls balls, makes snakes, cookies)
- uses non dom hand to assist and stabilize use of objects
- snips paper using scissors
4-5 years
- cuts on line continuously
- copies cross
- copies square
- writes name
- writes numbers 1-5
- copies letters
- handedness is well established
- dresses and undresses independently
5-6 years
- cuts out simple shapes
- copies triangle
- colors within lines
- uses 3 fingered grasp of pencil and uses fingers to generate movement
- pastes and glues appropriately
- can draw basic pictures
6-7 years
- forms most letters and numbers correctly
- writes consistently on the lines
- demonstrates controlled pencil movement
- good endurance for writing
- can build lego, K'nex and other blocks independently
- ties shoelaces independently
7-8 years
maintains legibility of handwriting for entirety of a story
6-12 months
- reaches, grasps, puts objects in mouth
- controlled release of objects
- static pincer grasp
- picks things up with pincer grasp
- transfers objects from one hand to another
- drops and picks up toys
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