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Ed. Relevant Basic Fine Motor Skils-OT Progress Monitoring

OT Progress Monitoring

Assessment tool to assist school based therapists with monitoring progress of educationally relevent fine motor skills.

Rubric Code: WXX34XB

By LCS_OT

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Subject: (General)

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: K-5

Fine Motor Skills
	1 pts	2 pts	3 pts	4 pts	5 pts	6 pts
Pencil Grasp	1 Palmar grasp, thumb positioned up (supinated).	2 Palmargrasp, thumb down (pronated). (Typically at age 2)	3 Grasps pencil using thumb and fingers, possible thumb wrap. (Typically at age 2 1/2)	4 Grasps pencil with thumb pad and first 2 fingers opposed. (Typically at age 4)	5 Uses a functional static grasp when writing.	6 Uses a functional dynamic grasp with wrist extension and forearm stabilization when writing.
Pencil Management	1 Able to roll pencil from fingertips to palm.	2 Able to roll pencil from palm to fingertips.	3 Able to "walk" pencil from tip to eraser and back.	4 Able to twirl pencil from eraser to tip and back.	5 Able to perform simple rotation to tripod grasp, when pencil is positioned on the table with the tip pointing toward the little finger side.	6 Able to perform complezx rotation to tripod grasp, when pencil is positioned on the table with the tip pointing toward the thumb side.
Drawing Skills	1 Able to scribble within the boundaries of the paper. (Typically at age 1 1/2)	2 Able to imitate circular, vertical, horizontal strokes, and cross. (Typically at age 2 1/2)	3 Draws controlled lines to connect two dots. (Typically at age 4 1/2 )	4 Copies simple shapes including circular and diagonal lines. (Typically at age 5)	5 Colors within the lines of a figure using vertical, horizontal, and circular motions.	6 Able to accurately draw between the lines of a multiple direction maze. (width of maze: 3/8", 1/2", 1"). (Typically at age 5 1/2)
Scissors Skills	1 Understands the purpose and function of scissors use.	2 Hold scissors using correct finger placement, and thumb facing up	3 Able to fully open and close blades of scissors on command.	4 Using 2 hands, is able to cut through a 1 inch strip of paper, and make snips in paper to create fringe.	5 Able to cut along a straight line with jagged (snips) and smooth continuous strokes while repositioning paper.	6 Uses scissors safely to cut smoothly on a 1/16" curved line with multiple changes in direction.
Glueing Skills	1 Apparently understands the purpose and function of glue sticks, liquid glue, paste, rubber cement.	2 Demonstrates the ability to open/close the desired adhesive dispenser (cover on glue stick, twist cap on liquid glue, jar cover on paste container).	3 Demonstrate the ability to apply the apporpriate amount of adhesive to the smaller item to complete the task.	4 Demonstrate the ability to manipulate the item that has the adhesive on it and move it toward the item that will receive it.	5 Able to adhere one paper/item to another effectively (not loose on edges, no excess glue showing)	6 Able to adhere one paper/item to another effectively (not loose on edges, no excess glue showing) and in a specified location with good accuracy.

Keywords:

OT, Fine motor, Bilateral Coordination

Subjects:

(General)

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