During the period of early childhood, mastering fine motor skills is a very important process needed for physical and cognitive development. However, for a number of different reasons, there are some children who do not develop at the same pace as an average child. It is important for parents and physicians to recognize children who are not on track developmentally because the earlier the cause of the delay can be determined, the earlier parents can start working with the child to correct or minimize these deficits. Often, the earlier the children begins to work on their developmental deficits, the greater the advancements they can make. By the age of three, a child should be able to do the following: Conduct an Internet search using the two phrases listed below. Your results will help you better understand the kind of milestones that are used to assess the development of fine motor skills in young children. Using the module readings, the online library resources, and the Internet, research observational and motor learning and activities that can be used to help develop motor skills. Then, address the following: Write a 34-page paper in Word format. It should be double-spaced and in 12 point, Times New Roman font with regular one-inch margins and free of typographical and grammatical errors. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. Be sure to include a title page with a running head and reference page. Describe how a young childs fine motor skills are developed and include the theory of motor-skill learning that best fits your chosen situation. (Course Objective [CO] 3)60Justify whether any motor tasks/skills can be accomplished via observational learning. (CO3)16Create a strategy to help strengthen the fine motor skills of a young child (34 years old) who is developmentally delayed. (CO4)80Identify (via the Internet) at least three activities that can be used to help develop these motor skills and describe these activities as part of the development strategy to propose. (CO4)40Explain, from a theoretical point of view, how these activities would aid a childs fine motor skills development, making sure to reference at least one peer-reviewed article. (CO3)40Writing Components: Organization (16) Usage and Mechanics (16) APA Elements (24) Style (8)64
