Fine Motor
Development
Developmental
Stages of the Hand
Fine Motor Articles and Activity Lists
Websites for Practice Sheets
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Fine Motor Articles and Activity Lists
- "Activities to Encourage Bilateral Coordination of the Hands and Arms" by Carrie Lippincott, OTR/L [PDF File]
- "Developng
an Efficient Grasp"
by Carrie
Lippincott,
OTR/L [PDF file]
- Activities to Encourage Hand Dominance " by Carrie Lippincott, OTR/L [PDF file]
- "Activities to Promote Index Finger Isolation and Strengthening" by Deanna Iris Sava, MS, OTR/L and Carrie Lippincott, OTR/L [PDF file]
- "Acitivities to Enhance Crossing of the Midline or the Center of the Body" by Carrie Lippincott, OTR/L
- Adaptations to Increase Grip on Writing Utensils by Carrie Lippincott, OTR/L and Deanna Iris Sava, MS, OTR/L [PDF file]
- Hand Strengthening Activities" by Carrie Lippincott, OTR/L [PDF file]
- "Learning to Cut With Scissors" by Carrie Lippincott, OTR/L
- "Separation of the Two Sides of the Hand" by Carrie Lippincott, OTR/L [PDF file]
- Improving Motor Skills in Kindergarteners by Anne Bosma, Amy Domka and Jill Peterson [PDF file] This file is temporarily not available from ERIC......
"This action
research project
evaluated a program for improving motor skills in kindergartners by
incorporating into the core curriculum, motor activities [and] new
materials focused on motor skills..." I
appreciated
reading this article on ERIC for its insights into explaining why the
fine and gross motor skills of so many children are declining.
Links:Fun, fashion
& science in this quirky site about shoelaces. Whether you want
to learn to lace shoes, tie shoelaces, stop shoelaces from coming
undone, calculate shoelace lengths or even repair aglets, Ian's
Shoelace Site has the answer!
- "Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers" by Carrie Lippincott, OTR/L [PDF file]
- Preschoolers' Food Handling Skills - Motor Development by Ann A. Hertzler, PhD, RD,CFCS, retired from the Virgingia Cooperative Extension [PDF file]
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Companies that carry
fine motor
development tools/toys
Websites for Practice Sheets
Sites with visual motor and cutting worksheets on the internet
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