Dressing Skills Development

Question 1

Age 1 years

Answer 1

• Assists with dressing by cooperating during the activity
• Pulls off shoes and removes socks

Question 2

Age 2 years

Answer 2

• Able to doff coat after fasteners have been unfastened
• Removes shoes if not tied
• Begins to help with pulling down pants
• Can locate armholes in shirt

Question 3

Age 2.5 years

Answer 3

• Able to pull down pants with an elastic waistband
• Helps with putting on socks, coat, and shirt
• Able to UNbutton large buttons

Question 4

Age 3 years

Answer 4

• Able to don a pullover shirt with little assistance
• Able to put on own shoes (still needs help with tying)
• Able to put on socks
• Able to zip zipper once it is engaged
• Able to button large buttons

Question 5

Age 3.5 years

Answer 5

• Can distinguish between front and back of clothing items
• Can manage snaps and hooks
• Can UNzip zipper completely
• Can button buttons and begins to buckle buckles
• Can put on mittens
• Dresses with supervision

Question 6

Age 4 years

Answer 6

• Removes pullover garments independently
• Can buckle buckles
• Can zip zipper completely
• May lace shoes (but still needs assistance for tying)

Question 7

Age 4.5 years

Answer 7

• Able to weave belt through belt loops

Question 8

Age 5 years

Answer 8

• Can tie and untie knots
• Can dress INDEPENDENTLY (without supervision)

Question 9

Age 6 years

Answer 9

• Can tie bows
• Can manage fasteners in the back of garments
• Has mastered SHOE-TYING!