| Developmental Skill |
Laterality: The ability to use one side of the body smoothly and evenly and to distinguish between left and right sides of the body. Affects the ability to understand words. |
| Indications of Developmental Lags |
Uses verbal stalling techniques; does not talk on level with understanding; likes pictures, not words, in books; does not understand "hints." |
| Indication of Classroom Developmental Lags |
Exhibits poor vocabulary; can talk but not write with same vocabulary or vice versa; has to be shown, not explained. |
| Activities for Developmental Growth |
Galloping, walking on all fours like a bear; walking like a duck or a gorilla; driving golf balls; swimming side stroke; dribbling ball while walking, first with right hand and then with left hand; aerobic exercise. |
