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GROSS MOTOR: large motor movements, including rolling, walking, climbing and throwing.
Postural Control: holding body upright in space against gravity. This is an important precursor to fine motor skills
Strength: flexing and contracting muscles to support oneself in a position or desired activity
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FINE MOTOR: skills accomplished with hands to manipulate objects
Reach: movement of the arm and hand for the purpose of capturing an object with the hand
In-Hand Manipulation: adjustment of an object within the hand after grasp
Grasp Development: holding of objects with the hand, important for a variety of daily activities
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BILATERAL COORDINATION: the ability of the two sides of the body to work together
Hand Preference: development of right or left hand to be used primarily
Midline Crossing: ability to use each hand/arm to cross invisible midline of body
Stabilizing: ability to coordinate use of one hand to stabilize object while manipulating object with other preferred hand
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MOTOR PLANNING: organizing a plan for action
Voluntary Release: intentional releasing of a hand-held object at a specific time and place
Sequencing: the ability to appropriately order a series of actions
Ideation: generating an idea of how to perform a novel action
Imitation: copying a modeled action
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SENSORY PROCESSING: organizing the interpretation of sensations from the environment in order to respond appropriately
Body-Scheme: an internal representation of the body; the brain's "map" of body parts and how they interrelate
Auditory Processing: perception and organization of sensory input that is heard
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VISUAL PERCEPTION: receiving and understanding visual stimuli, including recognizing and identifying qualities that help a person judge size, spatial relationships and other elements.
Visual Discrimination: detecting visual details for recognition, matching, and categorization of objects
Visual Imagery: imagining people, ideas and objects in order to understand one's environment
Visual Tracking: using eyes to follow visual stimuli
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SOCIAL SKILLS: interacting with others in a socially appropriate manner
Pragmatics: language use for social interaction
Initiation: beginning communication or play with another
Self-Esteem: having positive self-concept
Sportsmanship, Winning/Losing: using appropriate language and coping skills when playing a game
Following Directions: listening/looking to follow directions as expected given developmental level
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PRE-ACADEMIC: preparatory skills to build on academic success
Cause and Effect: a direct outcome/response to an action
Categorization: placing certain objects/pictures together by similar characteristics
Pre-Writing skills: supporting writing development (i.e. grasp, visual tracking)
Memory: remembering things as expected, given developmental age
Visual Memory: integrating visual information with previous experiences
Auditory Memory: integrating auditory information with previous experiences
Auditory Comprehension: comprehending what is heard
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EYE-HAND COORDINATION: the ability of the eyes and hands to work together to complete a task
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ORAL MOTOR: coordination, strengthening of the muscles of the mouth (head and neck) for functional skills, such as suck, eat, swallow, and talk
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