ED PSYCH 320 Lecture 20: Ed Psych 320 lecture 20-Motor development in early childhood
16 May 2018
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04/19/18 lecture 20: Motor Development in Early Childhood
• Motor Development in Early Childhood
o Extends abilities that appeared in toddlerhood
▪ Toddlers: hop with both feet, climb stairs, throw
▪ Ages 2-6: hop with 1 foot, climb stairs w/o support, throw farther, better
at catching
▪ Gross motor skills:
• walking, running, kicking, skipping, climbing, catching, throwing,
swinging, riding
▪ Fine motor skills:
• self-help: dressing, eating drawing
o Changes in Kicking During Early Childhood
▪ Stage 1
▪ Stage 2
▪ Stage 3
▪ Stage 4
o Development in printing
▪ 18 month: power grip
▪ age 5-6: tripod grip
▪ age 4, many can write (draw) their names
▪ age 5-6, 26 letters of alphabet
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Up to age 3
Scribbles, varied pencil grips
Around age 4
Drawing print
Between ages 4 and
6
Gradually realize writing stands for language, identify individuals
letters
Adult pencil grip by age 5
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o Progression of drawing skills
▪ Scribble stage
▪ Placement stage
▪ Shape stage
• At about age 3, children produce six basic shapes like those shown
here
▪ Design stage
• By about ages 3 to 4, children begin to combine or aggregate basic
shapes
▪ Early pictorial stage
• Finally, at ages 4 to 5, children attempt to draw complete objects
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