Bonnie is observed by her teacher, having trouble tying her shoe laces, holding a pencil and string beads. Her teacher believes that she cannot speed up Bonnie's growth in fine motor control. Therefore, she has asked Bonnie to build block towers or play in the dress-up area, and excused her from the classroom activities that enlist fine motor abilities, such as "Puzzles" and "Arts and Crafts". Excluding Bonnie from the lessons may have an effect on her confidence, but her parents can motivate and help her to learn.
Kid Sense (n.d.) outlined the fine motor skills for children between six to seven year old are wearing clothes independently, using the toilet independently, holding a pen with three fingers, controlling a pencil, and tying shoelaces. According to Hoy and Margetts (2010), fine motor skills refers to the movement of the small muscles and bones, particularly in the face, hands, and feet. Oswalt (n.d.) stated that children between five to six years of age continue to process earlier skills. In this age children begin mastering new physical activities; for example, jungle gym, starting to use see-saw, swings, and slides independently. Children are always willing to develop and progress when they are growing.
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when children have difficulties with a task and the teacher withdraws the child from the classroom, then the child will have low self-esteem and have no confidence because the teacher made them feel they are not the same as everyone else by excluding them from the lesson (Kid Sense, n.d.). Rettner (2012) outlined that punishment causing embarrassment is humiliating for children, and it is not an effective way of teaching, this may cause long-term psychological damage. Ignoring children's difficulty in progressing their fine motor skills will only make children feel they are not important, and also are not capable of
Kid Sense (n.d.) outlined the fine motor skills for children between six to seven year old are wearing clothes independently, using the toilet independently, holding a pen with three fingers, controlling a pencil, and tying shoelaces. According to Hoy and Margetts (2010), fine motor skills refers to the movement of the small muscles and bones, particularly in the face, hands, and feet. Oswalt (n.d.) stated that children between five to six years of age continue to process earlier skills. In this age children begin mastering new physical activities; for example, jungle gym, starting to use see-saw, swings, and slides independently. Children are always willing to develop and progress when they are growing.
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when children have difficulties with a task and the teacher withdraws the child from the classroom, then the child will have low self-esteem and have no confidence because the teacher made them feel they are not the same as everyone else by excluding them from the lesson (Kid Sense, n.d.). Rettner (2012) outlined that punishment causing embarrassment is humiliating for children, and it is not an effective way of teaching, this may cause long-term psychological damage. Ignoring children's difficulty in progressing their fine motor skills will only make children feel they are not important, and also are not capable of