Co-ordination

CO-ORDINATION

 

What is coordination?

Coordination usually refers to whether a child can get the arms and legs to work together in a coordinated, effective way.

 

Why coordination is important to children’s?

During playing games, taking part in sport or doing schoolwork, coordination skills are important for your child. In many tasks which require coordinated movement also require the child to have good motor planning to time their movements accurately.

 

Types of coordination and its importance

There are 2 types of gross motor coordination. They are bilateral coordination and eye -hand coordination.

 

Bilateral Coordination Skills

Bilateral Coordination is the ability to use both sides of the body together in a coordinated way. Children with poor bilateral integration may struggle with gross motor games or with fine motor tasks which require both hands to work together well. Examples include jumping, skipping, cutting with scissors, using a knife and fork, and tying shoelaces.

 

Eye Hand Coordination

This is the ability of the eyes to guide the hands in movement. For example, Catching a ball and being able to hit a ball with a bat ,  but many parents don’t realize that good hand-eye coordination can also help a child’s handwriting. Children need eye-hand coordination to guide their pencil between the lines and ensure their letters don’t go over the lines or touch each other.

By Mariappan Moses

    Life Healthcare Rehabilitation PL

    moses.lhc@gmail.com