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Seven to Twelve Years
Seven Years (84 –95 months)
General reflex development
Arises from supine to standing in 1-1.5 sec. Gross Motor/Equilibrium
Stands on 1 foot, eyes closed, 3 seconds Can hop and jump accurately into small squares Walks 2" wide balance beam Bilateral Integration
Can tap floor alternately with feet Ties bow & knot Fine Motor
Grips pencil tightly, often close to tip. Pressure may be heavy Good sequential finger opposition (1, 2, 3, 4) Cuts out paper doll Drops 20 coins, one at a time, into open box in 16 sec. Accurately taps swinging suspended ball 2/5 tries 7 ½ years copies a diamond: Visual Perception
b-d, p-q confusion resolved builds 6-block pyramid from memory Sensory Development
Tactile with vision occluded can reproduce ---, X, O drawn on back of hand ½ trials Cognitive
Can read a clock correctly to the nearest quarter hour Reads mechanically; may skip words Notices parts missing from pictures Knows value of coins Knows sequence of months, seasons, years Names days of the week Body Scheme
Good jumping jacks Can knit eyebrows 7 ½ years stabilizes arms and trunk against much resistance Knows left and right on self Language
Repeats 5 digits in correct order Repeats 3 digits backward 80% know comparative relationships (bigger than) Eight Years Equilibrium Crouches on tiptoes without falling 1/3 trials Bilateral Integration
Good 2-2, 2-1, 1-2 hop Can run into moving jump rope but cannot alter step Eye-hand coordination
Laces 8 beads in 20 sec. Places 10 pairs of matchstick in box in 16 sec. Visual Perception
Identifies heavily embedded familiar figures Notices and labels component parts of stimulus more than does younger child Capable of attending to both whole and part Self-Care
Dresses self completely Can use household tools like a hammer or screwdriver Can perform household chores: dusting taking out trash Cognitive (8-9 years)
Can count backwards from 20-1 Can repeat the days of the week; months of the year in order Knows the date Can give change for a quarter More time conscious; concerned about getting to places on time Body scheme
Eyes closed, points right and left Can wrinkle forehead Distinguish right and left on self and others Social/Emotional (8-9 years)
More self-critical Hard to quiet down after recess Afraid of failure; feels shame if they do something wrong
Nine Years Equilibrium
Runs 16-17 ft/ sec Jumps over rope 15" high 2/3 trials Jumps, clapping hands 3 times, 1/3 trials Visual Perception
Closure figure recognized and seen as incomplete Notices wholes & parts simultaneously in figures composed of familiar objects Writes in cursive most of the time Body Scheme 9 ½ years discriminates left & right on facing person Ten Years Equilibrium Hops 50 ft. on 1 foot in 5-6 sec. Eye-hand coordination
Draws 3-dimensional geometric figures Judges & intercepts pathways of small balls thrown from a distance Self Care Cooks simple meal with supervision and sets table Eleven Years Equilibrium Standing broad jump 4 ½-5 ft. Cognitive Counts change for purchase costing more than $1.00 Twelve Years Equilibrium Standing high jump 3 ft. Eye-hand coordination Anticipates locomotion & manual responses to rapidly moving objects (where to catch ball whose complete trajectory is not observable) Ten – Twelve Years Social/Emotional
Uses the telephone mostly for practical purposes Can wash and dry own hair Can take responsibility for raising pets Can be left alone for one hour or two Can do some cooking and some sewing
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