Child Development: Handwriting

Question 1

Child development: handwriting skills at 1-2 years

Answer 1

· Scribbling

· Imitating vertical lines, horizontal lines, circular scribbles

Question 2

Child development: handwriting skills at 2-3 years

Answer 2

· Imitating cross

· Copying vertical line, horizontal line, circle

Question 3

Child development: handwriting skills at 3-4 years

Answer 3

· Drawing circle without a model

Question 4

Child development: handwriting skills at 4-5 years

Answer 4

· Imitating square

· Copying cross, square, right and left diagonal lines, X shape, some letters and numbers

· May be able to write own name

· Drawing a recognizable face with eyes, nose, mouth

· Drawing a basic stick figure with 2-4 body parts

· Coloring inside a circle and filling it at least halfway

Question 5

Child development: handwriting skills at 5-6 years

Answer 5

· Copying triangle

· Printing own name

· Copying most capital and lowercase letters

· Drawing a person with at least 6 body parts