Motor Development

Phases of Motor Development

1. Reflexive movement phase

Factors that Affect Development

Differentiation vs. Integration

In utero to one year

2. Rudimentary movement phase

Birth to two years

3. Fundamental movement phase

Stability movement

Pivoting, Picking, Faking

Two years to seven years

Basketball skills

4. Specialized movement phase

Locomotor movement

Manipulative

Shooting, Tipping, Rebounding

Jumping, Leaping, Running

Seven years and older

Differences in

Childhood Development

Developmental Stages of Skipping

Early

Later

Mature

Elementary

Initial

Shy

Affective

Aggressive/Boastful

Children Learn

though Actions

Cognitive

Children Learn

though Concrete

Examples

Gross Motor Skills

Developing

Motor

Fundamental

Movement

Skills

(well developed)