Fine Motor Activities in Head Start and Kindergarten Classrooms

2003 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 550-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Marr ◽  
S. Cermak ◽  
E. S. Cohn ◽  
A. Henderson
Keyword(s):  
Head Start ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Motor Activities

High-frequency submaximal stimulation over muscle evokes centrally generated forces in human upper limb skeletal muscles

2009 ◽  
Vol 106 (2) ◽  
pp. 370-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Sébastien Blouin ◽  
Lee D. Walsh ◽  
Peter Nickolls ◽  
Simon C. Gandevia
Keyword(s):  
Upper Limb ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Biceps Brachii ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Nerve Blocks ◽  
Ia Afferents ◽  
Lower Limb Muscles ◽  
Peripheral Mechanism ◽  
Central Origin ◽  
Motor Activities

Control of posture and movement requires control of the output from motoneurons. Motoneurons of human lower limb muscles exhibit sustained, submaximal activity to high-frequency electrical trains, which has been hypothesized to be partly triggered by monosynaptic Ia afferents. The possibility to trigger such behavior in upper limb motoneurons and the potential unique role of Ia afferents to trigger such behavior remain unclear. Subjects ( n = 9) received high-frequency trains of electrical stimuli over biceps brachii and flexor pollicis longus (FPL). We chose to study the FPL muscle because it has weak monosynaptic Ia afferent connectivity and it is involved in fine motor control of the thumb. Two types of stimulus trains (100-Hz bursts and triangular ramps) were tested at five intensities below painful levels. All subjects exhibited enhanced torque in biceps and FPL muscles after both types of high-frequency train. Torques also persisted after stimulation, particularly for the highest stimulus intensity. To separate the evoked torques that resulted from a peripheral mechanism (e.g., muscle potentiation) and that which resulted from a central origin, we studied FPL responses to high-frequency trains after complete combined nerve blocks of the median and radial nerves ( n = 2). During the blocks, high-frequency trains over the FPL did not yield torque enhancements or persisting torques. These results suggest that enhanced contractions of central origin can be elicited in motoneurons innervating the upper limb, despite weak monosynaptic Ia connections for FPL. Their presence in a recently evolved human muscle (FPL) indicates that these enhanced contractions may have a broad role in controlling tonic postural outputs of hand muscles and that they may be available even for fine motor activities involving the thumb.

scholarly journals Fine Motor Activities in Elementary School Children: A Replication Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 7402345010p1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sierra Caramia ◽  
Amanpreet Gill ◽  
Alisha Ohl ◽  
David Schelly
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Elementary School Children ◽  
Replication Study ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Motor Activities

Fine Motor Activities in Kindergarten Classrooms

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (4_Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 7411505089p1
Author(s):  
Jennifer Fogo ◽  
Shannon Spangler ◽  
Hanna Rose ◽  
Melody White ◽  
Jeffrey Moore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fine Motor ◽  
Motor Activities

scholarly journals Fine Motor Activities Program to Promote Fine Motor Skills in a Case Study of Down’s Syndrome

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suchitporn Lersilp ◽  
Supawadee Putthinoi ◽  
Kewalin Panyo
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Down's Syndrome ◽  
Down’S Syndrome ◽  
Manual Dexterity ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Activities

<p>Children with Down’s syndrome have developmental delays, particularly regarding cognitive and motor development. Fine motor skill problems are related to motor development. They have impact on occupational performances in school-age children with Down’s syndrome because they relate to participation in school activities, such as grasping, writing, and carrying out self-care duties. This study aimed to develop a fine motor activities program and to examine the efficiency of the program that promoted fine motor skills in a case study of Down’s syndrome. The case study subject was an 8 -year-old male called Kai, who had Down’s syndrome. He was a first grader in a regular school that provided classrooms for students with special needs. This study used the fine motor activities program with assessment tools, which included 3 subtests of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency, second edition (BOT-2) that applied to Upper-limb coordination, Fine motor precision and Manual dexterity; as well as the In-hand Manipulation Checklist, and Jamar Hand Dynamometer Grip Test. The fine motor activities program was implemented separately and consisted of 3 sessions of 45 activities per week for 5 weeks, with each session taking 45 minutes. The results showed obvious improvement of fine motor skills, including bilateral hand coordination, hand prehension, manual dexterity, in-hand manipulation, and hand muscle strength. This positive result was an example of a fine motor intervention program designed and developed for therapists and related service providers in choosing activities that enhance fine motor skills in children with Down’s syndrome.</p>

scholarly journals Generalization of motor resonance during the observation of hand, mouth, and eye movements

2015 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 2295-2304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Finisguerra ◽  
Laura Maffongelli ◽  
Michela Bassolino ◽  
Marco Jacono ◽  
Thierry Pozzo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Control ◽  
Action Observation ◽  
Muscular Activity ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Finger Movements ◽  
Action Execution ◽  
Directed Action ◽  
Motor Activities ◽  
System Activation ◽  
Neural Control Of Movement

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of the motor cortex shows that hand action observation (AO) modulates corticospinal excitability (CSE). CSE modulation alternatively maps low-level kinematic characteristics or higher-level features, like object-directed action goals. However, action execution is achieved through the control of muscle synergies, consisting of coordinated patterns of muscular activity during natural movements, rather than single muscles or object-directed goals. This synergistic organization of action execution also underlies the ability to produce the same functional output (i.e., grasping an object) using different effectors. We hypothesize that motor system activation during AO may rely on similar principles. To investigate this issue, we recorded both hand CSE and TMS-evoked finger movements which provide a much more complete description of coordinated patterns of muscular activity. Subjects passively watched hand, mouth and eyelid opening or closing, which are performing non-object-directed (intransitive) actions. Hand and mouth share the same potential to grasp objects, whereas eyelid does not allow object-directed (transitive) actions. Hand CSE modulation generalized to all effectors, while TMS evoked finger movements only to mouth AO. Such dissociation suggests that the two techniques may have different sensitivities to fine motor modulations induced by AO. Differently from evoked movements, which are sensitive to the possibility to achieve object-directed action, CSE is generically modulated by “opening” vs. “closing” movements, independently of which effector was observed. We propose that motor activities during AO might exploit the same synergistic mechanisms shown for the neural control of movement and organized around a limited set of motor primitives.

scholarly journals Intermittent Alien Hand Syndrome and Callosal Apraxia in Multiple Sclerosis: Implications for Interhemispheric Communication

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Lunardelli ◽  
A. Sartori ◽  
P. Mengotti ◽  
R. I. Rumiati ◽  
V. Pesavento
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Corpus Callosum ◽  
Specific Pattern ◽  
Task Demands ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Interhemispheric Communication ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Alien Hand Syndrome ◽  
Motor Activities ◽  
Alien Hand

We report a case of a 47-year-old woman with 35-year history of multiple sclerosis, who showed alien hand signs, a rare behavioural disorder that involves unilateral goal-directed movements that are contrary to the individual's intention. Alien hand syndrome has been described in multiple sclerosis (MS) only occasionally and is generally suggestive of callosal disconnection. The patient presented also with bilateral limb apraxia and left hand agraphia, raising the possibility of cortical dysfunction or disconnection, in addition to corpus callosum and white matter involvement. Her specific pattern of symptoms supports the role of the corpus callosum in interhemispheric communication for complex as well as fine motor activities and may indicate that it can serve as both an inhibitory and excitatory function depending on task demands.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN METODE BERMAIN JARI ANGKA UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERHITUNG ANAK USIA DINI PADA KELOMPOK B

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 225
Author(s):  
Sartika Nur Alwy ◽  
Iis Jubaedah ◽  
Fifiet Dwi Tresna
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Experimental Method ◽  
New Method ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Motor Activities ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Quasi Experiment

This study uses a quasi-experimental method conducted. This research is based on findings in the field of learning to count for young children who are not quite right, playing with numbers is a new method used to make it easier for children to follow arithmetic, using fingers children tend to be more interested and passionate in learning to count, play this is done very simply starting with introducing fingers, numerical symbols, and fine motor and gross motor activities in early childhood. The purpose of this study is in accordance with the findings in the field that how to learn to count children is less effective, so researchers try to provide a new method that is the method of playing the number fingers to make it easier for the numeric fingers to make it easier for children to learn to play counting. The ability of children in counting after knowing the method of finger playing this number is improved better than before using the method of finger play these numbers can be seen from the results of the study before being given the results obtained 31,7500 while after giving treatment by researchers the results obtained are 32.0625.Penelitian ini menggunakan metode quasi experiment dilaksanakan di. Penelitian ini didasari oleh temuan di lapangan pada pembelajaran bermain berhitung pada anak usia dini yang kurang tepat, bermain jari angka adalah metode baru yang digunakan untuk memudahkan anak dalam mengikuti berhitung, dengan menggunakan jari anak anak cenderung lebih tertarik dan semangat dalam mengikuti pembelajaran berhitung, permainan ini dilakukan dengan sangat sederhana dimulai dengan mengenalkan jari tangan, simbol angka, dan kegiatan motorik halus dan motorik kasar pada anak usia dini. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah sesuai hasil temuan di lapangan bahwa cara belajar berhitung anak kurang efektif sehingga peneliti mencoba memberikan metode baru yaitu metode bermain jari angka untuk lebih memudahkan jari angka untuk lebih memudahkan anak dalam proses pembelajaran bermain berhitung. Kemampuan anak dalam berhitung setelah mengenal metode bermain jari angka ini menjadi meningkat lebih baik dari sebelum menggunakan metode bermain jari angka tersebut hal ini terlihat dari hasil penelitian sebelum diberikan treatment diperoleh hasil 31.7500 sedangkan setelah pemberian treatment oleh peneliti diperoleh hasil 32.0625.

scholarly journals Upaya meningkatkan kemampuan motorik halus melalui kegiatan menjahit bervariasi dengan berbagai media di PAUD Alquran Az-Zahra Banyurip Alit

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-159
Author(s):  
M. Rosikhul Ilmi
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Fine Motor Skills ◽  
Previous Cycle ◽  
Motor Activities ◽  
Active Learning Method ◽  
The Media

Various sewing activities are an appropriate step in improving children's fine motor skills, because they are used to express themselves. To produce interesting stitches really helps develop a child's imagination in improving their fine motor skills. PAUD Al-Quran Az-Zahra Banyurip Alit Pekalongan City on fine motor activities failed in various sewing materials, this can be seen from the work of children with a total of 20 children who got good grades only 5 children, only 4 children, and less than 11 children. The problem is the lack of physical fine motor skills of children in various sewing activities. This is because the media used is less varied so that children feel bored. So we need an active learning method using various media. The aim of this research is to improve children's fine motor skills in sewing with various media. The benefits are expected to contribute to the development of science. In carrying out the improvement of learning through two cycles. The results of observations and research in the second cycle increased more than the previous cycle. The results of the previous comparison had a success rate of only 45%, the first cycle was 65%, the second cycle reached a 95% success rate. So it can be concluded that sewing activities have a positive impact on fine motor development and can improve children's ability to sew with various media.

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