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Occupational Therapy / Physical Therapy Development Measurement
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What we Focus Upon
Measurement Age Groups
- Age 0 to 1 Years
- Age 1 to 2 Years
- Age 2 to 3 Years
- Age 3 to 4 Years
- Age 5 to 6 Years
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Ages 0 to 1 Years
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Gross Motor
- Sits without support
- Crawls
- pulls self to standing
- Stands unaided
- Walks with aid
- Rolls a ball in imitation of adult
Fine Motor
- Reaches and grasps
- Puts object in mouth
- Picks things up with pincer grasp (thumb and index finger)
- Transfers object from one hand to the other
- Drops and picks up toy
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Ages 1 to 2 Years
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Gross Motor
- Walks alone
- Walks backwards
- Picks up toys from floor without falling
- Pulls toys, pushes toys
- Seats self in child size chair
- Walks up and down stairs with hand held
- Moves to music
Fine Motor
- Builds tower of three small blocks
- Puts four rings on stick
- Places five pegs in pegboard
- Turns pages two or three at a time
- Scribbles
- Turns knobs
- Throws small ball
- Paints with whole arm movement
- Shifts hands
- Makes strokes
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Ages 2 to 3 Years
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Gross Motor
- Runs forward well
- Jumps in place with two feet together
- Stands on one foot (with aid)
- Walks on tiptoe
- Kicks a ball forward
Fine Motor
- Strings four large beads
- Turns single pages
- Snips with scissors
- Holds crayon with thumb and fingers (not fist)
- Uses one hand consistently in most activities
- Imitates circular, vertical, horizontal strokes
- Paints with some wrist action
- Makes dots, lines, circular strokes
- Rolls, pounds, squeezes, and pulls clay
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Ages 3 to 4 Years
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Gross Motor
- Runs around obstacles
- Walks on a line
- Balances on one foot for five to ten seconds
- Hops on one foot
- Pushes, pulls, steers wheeled toys
- Rides tricycle
- Uses slide independently
- Jumps over six inch high object and lands on both feet together
- Throws ball overhead
- Catches a bounce ball
Fine Motor
- Builds tower of nine small blocks
- Drives nails and pegs
- Copies circle
- Imitates cross
- Manipulates clay material (rolls balls, snakes, cookies)
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Between Ages 4 and 5 Years
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Gross Motor
- Walks backward toe-heel
- Jumps forward 10 times without falling
- Walks up and down
- Stairs independently, alternating feet
- Turns somersault
Fine Motor
- Cuts on line continuously
- Copies cross
- Copies square
- Prints some capital letters
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Ages 5 to 6 Years
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Gross Motor
- Runs lightly on toes
- Walks on balance beam
- Can cover 2 meters hopping
- Skips on alternate feet
- Jumps rope
- Skates
Fine Motor
- Cuts out simple shapes
- Copies triangle
- Traces diamond
- Copies first name
- Prints numerals 1 to 5
- Colors within lines
- Has adult grasp of pencil
- Has hand preference
- Pastes and glues appropriately
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