Motor Development
-Fine & Gross Motor Skills-
Click on the links below to visit these websites.
PLD
Promoting Literacy Development
The PLD website has many fine motor development and writing downloadable charts, information sheets, books and resources. Click on these links to find them:
Victoria State Government
The Victorian State Government (of Australia) website has an information page on 'Fine Motor'. You will find a definition, the importance of fine motor development, development of fine motor skills, theory to practice, evidence base, getting started and some example activities.
Queensland Government
The Queensland State Government (of Australia) website has an information page on 'Developing Motor Skills'. Here you will find information on Gross Motor Skills, and Fine Motor Skills. They provide definitions as well examples of activities you can do with your child to develop these skills.
NSW Government
WSLHD
The Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) have a webpage dedicated to Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS). FMS "are a specific set of gross motor skills that involve different body parts. These skills are the building blocks for more complex skills that children will learn throughout their lives. They help children take part in games, sports and recreational activities." There are short videos on the page showing the 13 FMS for the early childhood years, showing and describing the elements of each skill. There are also a number of resources at the bottom of the page.
DCD Australia
DCD Australia provide some great resources for parents, educators and medical & Allied Health workers. DCD (developmental coordination disorder) "is a lifelong condition that makes skilled movement challenging. It can impact on daily living, education, employment, leisure and play. DCD is poorly recognised and under-diagnosed."
Also check out this resource for parents, teachers and clinicians.
Animal Fun
"Animal Fun is a movement program to help kids aged 3-6 years to improve fine motor skills, gross motor skills and social skills. It was designed by physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and psychologists from Curtin University’s Health Sciences Faculty."
Although this program was originally designed to be used in early childhood classrooms, it is easily adapted to use at home. They provide you with lots of activity ideas "to develop specific muscle groups, motor planning and fundamental movement skills."
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