Pre-school Flashcards
(45 cards)
Play is
intrinsically motivated and pleasurable
What is considered to be a motor of development and is childs primary occupation
Play
Development of trends within pre-school involve
Obesity, sedentary, virtual world
Sports ready, activity driven, real world w/ options for adaptive responses
Brain growth correlates with
Sensory and motor exposure
When does synaptic connections based on adaptive responses
Birth to 3
Ability to put body where you want and maintain it there invovles
Upright against gravity
Balance
Stability: static, dynamic-rotation, stability limits
Flow: mobility, stability
Equilibrium reactions include
Reflexes
Keeps from falling
Adjustments that lead to flow
Postural gross motor development at 12-18 months (Toddler, Trouble)
Good walker and getting better!
Sit in a small chair
Plays well is standing (dynamic)
Squats to pick things up
Pushes and Pulls toys
Climb into big chair
Up stairs with hand held
Flings things
Starts to run
High support
18-24 months Postural Gross Motor Development
Loves gross motor play (this is how they get good at it)
Runs, climbs
Jungle gym/slides
Push cars
Kicks ball forward
Throws ball at target
Jumps up and down (in place 2 feet)
Walks up and Down Stairs
24-36 months or 2-3 years Postural Gross Motor Development
Very good walker and runner, stable on feet
Rides peddle car or tricycle
Coordination of reciprocal LE
Catches ball against chest
Jumps from step
Hops on one foot (toward 3)
Postural Gross Motor Development at 3-4 years
Confidence in Motor Skills
Running, jumping
Skipping
Stands on one foot
Alternates feet on stairs
Jumps from higher levels
Postural Gross Motor Development at 4-5 years
Everything from 1 year and up, just better
Communication at 3 years
Over 1000 words
3 word sentences
Private speech
Communication at 4 years
Connecting sentences
Communication at 5 years
Proper use of tense and plurals
Conversation
Communication at 5 years and up
8000 words
volitional motor response to sensory stimuli (or perceived stimuli)
Perceptual Motor Skill
the ability to interpret visual stimuli and make (or not) a response
Visual Perceptual Skills
The ability of the brain (CNS) to automatically combine all of the information coming in from the senses (PNS) and make accurate decisions
Sensory integration
Visual Skills Visual Perception
Visual scanning-saccadic eye movement
Visual Tracking
Visual Acuity (ETDRS chart vs Snellen)
Visual discrimination
Visual acuity
Static (by 5yrs)
Dynamic quickly follows
Important for “eye hand coordination”
Early identification
Visual discrimination
Telling things apart without touching
Size, shape, color
Visual matching
Figure ground
Sense of Touch and Touch Skills
Discriminative touch
Haptic perception
Issues w/ tactile defensiveness
Favorite blanket
Needed to develop dexterity and hand skills
Holding a baby chick vs a jump rope handle
Describes…
Discriminative Touch