{"id":162,"date":"2017-01-31T12:30:05","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T17:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/snowot\/?p=162"},"modified":"2017-01-31T12:30:05","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T17:30:05","slug":"importance-of-motor-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/snowot\/2017\/01\/31\/importance-of-motor-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Importance of Motor Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone!<\/p>\n

Great news!! Snow and Oakman have implemented the Motor Moms and Dads program in the Kindergarten classrooms!<\/p>\n

Research has shown that good motor skills has a direct impact on students academic success. In order to reach optimal readiness for reading, writing, spelling, and math, students should have a solid foundation of motor skills. These motor skills include adequate balance, gross motor\/bilateral coordination skills, fine motor\/visual motor skills, near-point visual skills, and visualization\/visual memory.<\/p>\n

Gross Motor Skills- the coordination of our large muscles (walking, running, skipping)<\/p>\n

Bilateral Coordination Skills- using both sides of the body to complete a task (jumping jacks, running, walking)<\/p>\n

Fine Motor Skills- the coordination of our small muscles in our hand (manipulating buttons, holding a pencil, cutting with scissors)<\/p>\n

Visual Motor Skills- the ability to coordinate our eyes and movements (coloring, cutting, kicking a ball, catching a ball, building block).<\/p>\n

Near-point Visual Skills- using our eyes to complete a task at a distance of 12-18 inches (copying words, doing puzzles)<\/p>\n

Visualization\/visual memory- the ability to recall the details of a what you see (memorizing site words<\/p>\n

It is important for children to complete homework. It is equally important for kids to play at home! With play, children have the opportunity to build on these motor skills necessary for reading, writing, and math skills.<\/p>\n

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Here is a photo of Mr. Joe demonstrating Motor Moms and Dads for volunteers<\/p>\n

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