Demonstration of Developmental Milestones
Please answer the following questions using information you read in your textbook as well as in class. Please use
complete sentences, college level English sentences. For each question you must have at least 3 complete sentences.
Below are a couple of charts to help you with identifying some of the milestones.
FINE MOTOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT
AGE FINE MOTOR SKILL
Clenches Fists
Involuntary hand movements
1 MONTH
Onset age for
50 percent of infants
Walks alone
Stands alone
3 MONTHS
Holds hands in front of face
Hands open
4 MONTHS Bats at objects
Cruises along furniture
Crawls
5 MONTHS Grasps objects
Pulls up to stand
Stands with support
Sits without support
Rolls over
Prone, chest up; uses arms for support
6 MONTHS Lets go of toys to grab another
7 MONTHS Moves toys between hands
8 MONTHS Gross pincer grasp (rakes)
9 MONTHS Hits 2 objects together
Prone, lifts head
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Age (months)
10 MONTHS
Fine pincer grasp
Puts toys in container and removes them
11 MONTHS Hands toys to others and lets go of them
Feeds self with utensils
12 MONTHS Marks on paper
Pokes with index finger