Parents

     Skills to look out for:




At 12 Months
• Fingertip fine pincer grasp of pellet
• Controlled release of cube in small container
• Uses palmar-supinate grasp of crayon (12-18 mos)
• Imitative scribble with crayon
• Removes lid of box to find toy he/she has hidden
• Unsuccessful attempt to build a tower of 2 one-inch cubes

At Two Years
• Imitates circular scribbling
• Imitates vertical strokes
• Builds a tower of 5-6, one-inch cubes
• Puts large popbeads together
• Turns most pages singly
• Puts 3 forms in formboard

At Three Years
• Cuts a six-inch paper in half
• Completes a rotated 2-piece picture puzzle in 17 sec or less (36-42 mos)
• Imitates a cross
• Copies a circle
• Unbuttons and buttons large buttons (front/side)
• Copies a bridge

At Four Years
• Draws man with 4 parts
• Puts on shoes and socks
• Builds a tower of more than 10 one-inch cubes
• Makes crude objects with clay
• Strings 7 large beads in 2 minutes
• Completes rotated (interlocking) 3-piece puzzle

At Five Years
• Sews through holes of sewing cards
• Copies a triangle
• Draws man with 8 parts
• Opens lock with key
• Traces letters
• Prints first name