PEDIATRIC OBSERVATIONS

Question 1

bilateral coordination

Answer 1

fine motor; using both sides of the body together in a task/activity

Question 2

dexterity

Answer 2

ability to use fingers appropriately to perform a task

Question 3

motor planning

Answer 3

skill that allows us to remember and perform steps to make a movement happen

Question 4

asymmetrical bilateral coordination

Answer 4

involves each side of the body acting in a different way to complete a single specific task (one hand holding a notebook while writing notes with opposite hand

Question 5

head righting

Answer 5

correcting the position of the body in relation to the position of the head. It is initiated by the vestibular system, which detects that the position of the body has changed, either forward to back, or side to side