7 Essential Motor Skills needed for a Child to Reach Academic Success

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Why does the body need strong motor skills for my child to learn? When the body is prepared for learning, learning becomes automatic.

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Tips and Tricks A strong development of hand-eye coordination can prepare the brain and body for handwriting, letter formation and tracking words across the page

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Tips and Tricks Developing bilateral coordination is an important skill needed for simple tasks like holding the paper with one hand while the other writes across the page.

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