CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dexterity is the ability to use hands for a variety of tasks. The ability to hold a rattle, turn a page and build blocks is possible due to their hand strength and dexterity. Hand strength and dexterity are two very important building blocks for so many movements a child makes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Manual dexterity is the ability to use your hands in a skillful, coordinated way to grasp and manipulate objects and demonstrate small, precise movements.

Detailed explanation-3: -The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.

Detailed explanation-4: -Finger dexterity is an important skill for people whose jobs require co-ordination and assembly tasks to be carried out. It is also useful in measuring the effect that the use of protective gear, such as gloves, may have on performing these tasks.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dexterity refers to the ability of a person to use the fingers, hands and arms to perform a task. The quality of performance in daily living skills, work-related functioning, and recreational activities is determined to a large degree by hand function and manual dexterity.