Middle Childhood

Noticeable lag in a specific aspect of development that is beyond average variations

• Developmental delay
• Visual-motor coordination
• Hand-eye coordination
• Dexterity

Ability to match body movements to coordinate what is seen

• Developmental delay
• Visual-motor coordination
• Hand-eye coordination
• Dexterity

Ability to move the hands precisely to coordinate with what the eyes see

• Developmental delay
• Visual-motor coordination
• Hand-eye coordination
• Dexterity

Skillful use of the hands and fingers

• Developmental delay
• Visual-motor coordination
• Hand-eye coordination
• Dexterity

Ability to understand that a simple change in the shape of an object does not change its amount

• Conservation
• Self-concept
• Seriation
• Classification

Person's own assessment of himself or herself based on an evaluation of personal abilities, failures, and comments from other people

• Conservation
• Self-concept
• Seriation
• Classification

Ability to place objects in order by a characteristic, such as smallest to largest

• Conservation
• Self-concept
• Seriation
• Classification

Ability to sort items by one or more characteristics they have in common

• Conservation
• Self-concept
• Seriation
• Classification

Ability to understand that relationships between two objects can extend to a third object

• Conservation
• Self-concept
• Transitivity
• Classification

Skills used to solve problems, including assessing problems, setting goals, developing a plan to meet goals, and implementing and evaluating solutions

• Executive strategies
• Dexterity
• Gross motor skills
• Fine Motor skills