pencil grasp, fine motor skills

[Mandabplus3]

Nee I love your derailing I found it most interesting. I agree too. I am struggling to master a couple of moves in Taekwondo and thinking through it they are moves that are nothing like the moves I learnt as a child doing dance and physical culture. I figure it means I will have to just try harder and practice more.    but its good to know the skills I teach my kids now offer some life long benefits in terms of options.

I also want to point out that when I correct pencil grip, I only do it for "proper writing" activities. I don't correct for drawing, painting, crayons, colouring ect. I think it is important for children to explore other mark marking methods and yes these activities do develop other muscles ( shoulders, arms, wrist, hand, fingers)
Its worth mentioning that children with chubby fingers often take longer to develop correct pencil grip.

I just think the article didn't have a high enough expectation on children's capabilities overall. Oh the story of all Education without EL  

[lois1]

Thanks Frukc for starting this thread & the links. I think my little boy has quite a good grip for his age.. I remember being quite surprised when I noticed it & thinking that I had never taught him that. He does have little fingers though & he's nearly only ever had thin pencils & crayons. He's never held a crayon in his fist.

It's something of a mantra that runs through my head though "must have good pencil grip" in order to amount to anything in life...    must be left over from my primary school years.....

I did a similar thing as Korraleq4, with a large plastic tub with little holes in the top that straws had to be fed into. And dropping buttons into a container, using alternate hands. Maybe that helped.

I need to find some kid friendly scissors to get him started with cutting though, he would love that.

[Mandabplus3]

For beginners cutting I recommend play dough scissors as the first step. They are blunt and kids love cutting playdough.
Next step after that is cutting assist scissors that open automatically ( sort of spring loaded ) so they only need to learn to squeeze to cut. Gradual step by step.
The first cutting should be able to be completed in only one snip. So one inch think strips to cut into squares.

[Devonte]

Nice posting above here.I am searching this information from long time.

[Tamsyn]

My kids respond well to this song.  They are much more open to correction when it's part of a game. 

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/FwuLwaTeaOI&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/FwuLwaTeaOI&rel=1</a>

[Ilala]

Thanks so much.

I wonder if you could write the words?
 I cant figure what she says for the tallest finger.

[Tamsyn]

My thumb is bent, pointer points to the tip, tall man uses his side.  I curl my last two fingers in and take them for a ride.   

[Frukc]

just interesting

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Pediatrics. 2012 Oct;130(4):e950-6. doi: 10.1542/peds.2011-3712. Epub 2012 Sep 17.
The relationship between motor coordination and intelligence across the IQ range.
Smits-Engelsman B, Hill EL.
Source

Department of Biomedical Kinesiology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Tervuursevest 101, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium. [email protected]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:

In both clinical practice and research, motor delay is understood to be explained, at least in part, by intellectual abilities; however, no data are available to operationalize these criteria to guide clinical decision making. This study provides data on IQ and motor skills in children to answer 3 research questions concerning the relationship between IQ and motor skill: (1) Can motor coordination impairment be explained in terms of general intellectual retardation? (2) What level of motor performance should be expected given the person's measured intelligence? (3) At what point are motor difficulties considered to be in excess of those usually associated with mental retardation?
METHODS:

IQ and motor skill data were analyzed from a group of 460 children identified with/without motor difficulties from both clinical and educational settings.
RESULTS:

Typical and atypical motor skill was seen at all IQ levels, 19% of the variance in motor outcomes was explained by IQ scores, and for each SD lower IQ, a mean loss of 10 percentile motor points should be expected.
CONCLUSIONS:

Although individuals with a lower measured IQ more often showed poorer motor performance than those with a higher measured IQ, motor skill at all levels of proficiency was seen in all IQ categories. These findings have important implications for clinical judgments and decision-making, as well as for future research directions to further operationalize the criteria relating to motor disorders in both the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Revision, and the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.

[bella]

My boy doesn't use just two fingers to grip . He uses his tall finger too . I see many grown up doing this . When I correct him he drops the pencil , he cannot hold I firm grip with just two fingers , he is 4.5
Any advice
Xxx

[dessydell]

I have been followed your site on learning activity and read your article on kids skills. You have describe a good explanation on pensil grasp development. It would be helpful for those parents whose kids are going to preschools.   

[ayrabella]

For those with kids who love tablets, you can buy a crayon stylus: http://www.amazon.com/Homade-Universal-Crayon-Capacitive-Stylus/dp/B0099IQHF6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379468437&sr=8-1&keywords=ipad+crayon That way you can use a beloved activity as incentive to practice holding a pencil.

[Frukc]

Our new activities for fingers:
- lego
- making holes in paper, with large sewing needle
- plastic bubble wrap which is used for package of fragile parcels. It is almost addictive, to press these bubbles with fingers.

bubble wrap:  http://www.greenphillyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/bubble-wrap.jpg

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