Development: pinch and grasp

pincer grasp

typical beginning 10 months

palmar supinate grasp

typical beginning 12-15 months

quadrupod grasp

3-4 years

digital pronate grasp

typical beginning at 2-3

static tripod grasp

3-4

dynamic tripod grasp

5-6

scribbles

1-2

vertical line

1-2 imitates

3 copies

horizontal line

2-2.5 imitates

3 copies

circle shape

2.5 imitates

3 copies

cross shape

3-3.5 imitates

4-4.5 copies

square shape

imitates 4-4.5

5 copies

right/left diagnol lines

4.5 imitates

right left vertical lines

5 copies

Draw "X"

5 imitates

triangle shape

5 imitates

0-3 months

hands are in a fisted positonarm movments are random and not controlledwill watch the movement of their hands and brings their hands to their mouthwill swing at targets using their whole arm will follow a persons movments with their eyes will begin to hold objects in their hands

3-6 months

reaches for toys using both armsbeings to transfer objects from one hand to anotherhold hands togatherbegins to notice objects a few feet away

6-9 months

begin to grasp and hold onto objectsuses a raking grasp to move objects with fingerslooking for one object while holding anotherpokes at objects using their index fingertakes objects to their mouthexplore textures and sensory input with the mouth being to hold bottle squeezes objects with their fistplay with their own hands

9-12 months

begins to feed themselves finger foodswill turn pages in a book a few pages at a timebegins to put small objects in a cup or containerpincer grasp developstransfers objects between hands grabs cryaons with fisted graspcan hold two small objects in one hand begins to show preferece for one hand over the other

12-18 months

can build tower of 2 blocks highclaps hands together waves goodbyecan scoop objects with a spoon or small shovelbangs objects togther using both handsputs small objects into a containerscriblles with crayons on paper

18-24 months

can put rings on pegsbegins to hold a crayon with finger tips and thumbsremoves pegs from a pegboardmarks or scribbles with a cryaon or pencil can build a tower 3-4 high can open loosely wrapped packages or containersbegins to make snips on paper with scissors can turn pages in a book one at a time

24 months

manipulates clay or play dough with fingerscan build a tower 9 blocks highcan turn doorknobscan pick up small objects with pincer grasp can complete 3 piece puzzels makes scribbles on papermakes snips on paper with scissorscan wash handscan screw lids on and off able to string large beadszips and unzips large zippersable to use spoon

36 months

able to cut paper in halfcan copy pre-writing linesable to complete lacing cards can cut along wide line with 1/2 accuracy able to string 1/2 inch beads can sort objects by color, size, types able to fasten and unfasten large buttons

3

draw cirle after being shown modelcuts a piece of paper in halfcopies prewriting lines of vertical, horizontal, and circle shapeslaces a cardcan unbotton large buttonscan cut a long wide line with 1/2 inchwill string 1/2 inch beadssorts objects

4

can copy cross shapes, right and left oblique square and x shapescan tough the tip of each finger to their thumb will fasten and unfasten large buttonscan color within a picutre with no more than 1/4 deviations from the coloring linescuts along aline with no more than 1/8-1/4 inch deviaton from the line can cut big circles with sciorrscan move the paper while cutting along a line completes 4-5 piece puzzle can use fork can get dressed and undressed without helpuse dominate hand

5

grabs pencil beings to print their namecopies a triangle shapecuts out a circleopens a lock with a keydraw a dimond shape when given a modeldraws a person with at least 6 different body parts can tie their shoes

6

copy first namebuilds a small structure with blocks16-20 puzzle use a knifecuts well with sciorrs, no deviations from the cutting line prints 3 or more simple wordscan print all numbers 0-9 can print all letters of the alphabet, upper case and lower case