Fine Motor Skills

Question 1

0-1 month

Answer 1

• Regards objects in direct line of sight
• Follows moving object to midline
• Hands fisted
• Arm movement jerky
• Movement is purposeful or random

Question 2

2-3 months

Answer 2

• Can see further distances
• hands open more
• visually follows through 180 degrees
• Grasp is reflexive
• Palmar grasp

Question 3

4-5 months

Answer 3

• Grasp and release toys

- Uses ulnar-palmar grasp

Question 4

6-7 months

Answer 4

• Approaches objects with one hand
• Arm in neutral when approaching toy
• Radial-palmar grasp
• “Rakes” to pick up small objects
• Voluntary release to transfer object between hands

Question 5

8-9 months

Answer 5

• Develops active supination
• Radial-digital grasp
• Inferior pincer grasp
• Extends wrist actively
• Points/Pokes with index finger
• Release of objects more refined
• Takes objects out of container

Question 6

10-11 months

Answer 6

• Fine pincer grasp
• puts objects into container
• Grasps crayon adaptively

Question 7

12-15 months

Answer 7

• Marks paper with crayon
• Builds tower using two cubes
• Turns over small container to obtain contents

Question 8

16-24 months

Answer 8

• Folds paper
• Strings beads
• Stack 6 cubes
• Imitates vertical and horizontal strokes with crayon on paper
• Holds crayon with thumb and fingers

Question 9

2 years

Answer 9

• Turns knob
• Opens and closes jar
• Able to button large buttons
• Uses child-size scissors w/ help
• Does 12-15 piece puzzle
• Fold paper/clothes

Question 10

3-4 years

Answer 10

• Controls crayon more effectively
• Copies a circle/cross
• Matches colors
• Cuts w/ scissors
• Draws recognizable human figures
• Draws squares
• Maybe hand preference

Question 11

5-8 years

Answer 11

• hand preference
• prints well, cursive writing
• button small buttons

Question 12

9-12 years

Answer 12

• greater control in hand usage
• learns to draw
• handwriting developed

Question 13

13 + years

Answer 13

greater dexterity in fingers for fine tasks