ABSTRACT
Fine movements are integral to motor development in general, as well as to other areas of human development, such as academics and social development. Fine motor skills—printing, writing legibly, or keyboarding, for example—can be important for transmitting ideas. While parents are often aware of gross motor milestones and any delays that may occur, fine movements are more subtle and less easily tracked. The movement abilities that L. E. Halverson described are likely to emerge as a result of enhanced standards of living, improved nutrition, greater awareness of the importance of early motor experiences, and increasingly early use of electronic devices by young children. Generally, Halverson noted that the total process of prehension—early reaching, grasping, and releasing behavior—involved four steps: the object is visually located; the object is approached; the object is grasped; the child disposes of the object by releasing it.
