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Occupational Therapy / Physical Therapy Development Measurement

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Development Charts | Occupational Therapy / Physical Therapy Development Measurement What we Focus Upon
  • Gross Motor
  • Fine Motor

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

Ages 0 to 1 Years

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

Ages 1 to 2 Years

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

Ages 2 to 3 Years

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

Ages 3 to 4 Years

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)

Between Ages 4 and 5 Years

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

Ages 5 to 6 Years

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