Video Transcript
Narrator: In the Perceptual and Motor Development domain, the strand Motor Development includes the foundation Gross Motor Development. Children from 4 through 11 months develop increasing control of large muscle groups such as their neck, arms, torso, and legs.
Example 1
Text on screen: Maintains and changes positions and moves short distances
On screen: In an open play area, 9-month old Aaliyah lies on her stomach on a rug as 11-month-old Olaseni uses his hands, one knee, and opposite foot to move onto the rug, toward a ball.
Olaseni: (vocalizing)
On screen: Aaliyah pushes with her hands and feet to turn her body toward Olaseni. Olaseni grasps the ball and sits back. He then crawls toward a block, grasps it, and sits back again. He sets the ball on the block then picks the ball up.
Olaseni: (happy vocalizing)
On screen:
Aaliyah rocks back onto her knees and then forward. She pulls with her arms and pushes with her legs to scoot forward on her stomach. Olaseni mouths the ball and pulls a stuffed animal onto his lap. Still holding the ball, he touches it to the block and the stuffed animal. He moves the stuffed animal around and it rolls off his lap. He looks behind him.
Aaliyah uses her arms to turn her body further in Olaseni’s direction. As she continues scooting toward him, Olaseni rocks forward onto his hands, one knee, and opposite foot. He grasps the stuffed animal and lets go. He crawls forward then he sits back and mouths the ball again.
Olaseni: (happy vocalizes)
Example 2
Text on screen: Maintains and changes positions and moves short distances
On screen: A caregiver and 9-month-old Audrey are on a carpeted floor near a door with a large window.
Audrey crawls toward the door. She holds on to the door and pulls herself up onto her knees. Audrey turns to her caregiver and points out the window.
Caregiver 1: You want to go outside?
Audrey: (vocalizing)
On screen: Audrey turns back to the door and puts both hands on the door.
Caregiver 1: OK. We will. What can you see outside? I see cars. And I see…
On screen: Audrey points out the window. Audrey sits back on her knees and looks at her caregiver.
Audrey: (excited vocalizing)
Caregiver 1: Outside. You like to go outside?
On screen: Audrey bangs her hands on the door one at a time.
Audrey: (excited vocalizing)
Caregiver 1: Yes. I know.
Caregiver 1: And I will go with you. Want to stand up?
Audrey: (vocalizes)
Caregiver 1: OK.
Audrey: (vocalizing)
Caregiver 1: Okay. We’ll do that. OK.
Audrey: (vocalizes)
On screen: Audrey places both hands on the window and pulls up to standing. The caregiver holds onto Audrey’s arm.
Caregiver 1: (gasps)
Audrey: Woah
Caregiver 1: Woah, you’re standing up! (laughing)
Example 3
Text on screen: Maintains and changes positions and moves short distances
On screen: 9-month-old Michael sits on a carpeted floor between his caregiver and a large dollhouse. Michael moves onto his hands and knees and reaches up to grab onto the dollhouse. He holds onto the dollhouse roof and pulls himself up to standing.
Michael looks back toward his caregiver. He lets go of the dollhouse and begins to lower himself and falls onto his bottom. He crawls to his caregiver, who has a box of scarves. He pulls on a scarf and the box tips over.
Caregiver 2: (speaking Spanish) Pull, pull, pull this. Let’s pull out one. Pull one out for you.
Michael: (vocalizing)
On screen: Michael lets go of the scarf and moves back to the dollhouse on his hands and knees. He pulls up to stand. While holding on to the dollhouse with one hand, Michael reaches and pulls on a scarf with the other hand.
Caregiver 2: (speaking Spanish) Let’s pull one out. A yellow one. A yellow one. You need to pull. One, two, three.
On screen: Michael lets go of the scarf and puts both hands on the dollhouse, pushing up onto his toes.