PMP+Program

PMP The //Perceptual Motor Program (PMP)// occurs every week. This program is designed to enhance children’s motor skills such as balance, eye hand co-ordination and eye tracking. These skills may transfer to other curriculum areas. For example, the ability to track a moving ball may help children read the writing on a page. We invite you to become a parent helper to help facilitate this unique and valuable program for the children. It is important to note that this program __relies heavily on parental support in order for it to run each week.__ We need 4 to 6 parents to assist at ‘stations/areas’ of the Multipurpose Room. If you are able to assist by volunteering your time, please inform Miss Vanessa Murdolo.

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Aims <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; language: en-au; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.3in; margin-top: 5.76pt; mso-line-break-override: none; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.3in; unicode-bidi: embed;">  <span style="direction: ltr; font-size: 15pt; language: en-AU; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.3in; margin-top: 5.76pt; punctuationwrap: hanging; text-indent: -0.3in; unicode-bidi: embed;">The aim of the program is that a child develops the ability to remember particular patterns of movement and the feel of the world around them. <span style="direction: ltr; font-size: 15pt; language: en-AU; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.3in; margin-top: 5.76pt; punctuationwrap: hanging; text-indent: -0.3in; unicode-bidi: embed;">When these tasks are fully integrated children should be able to perform them automatically <span style="direction: ltr; font-size: 15pt; language: en-AU; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.3in; margin-top: 5.76pt; punctuationwrap: hanging; text-indent: -0.3in; unicode-bidi: embed;">Social and behavioural changes are presented, words and directions introduced and reinforced and behaviours such as waiting in line, taking turns, applauding the efforts of others are encouraged.

= Key areas of development = <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; language: en-au; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.3in; margin-top: 4.32pt; mso-line-break-override: none; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.3in; unicode-bidi: embed;">  __<span style="color: black; font-family: Constantia; font-size: 18pt; language: en-AU; text-underline: single; textunderline: single;">Body and Space awareness __ <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; language: en-au; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.7in; margin-top: 4.08pt; mso-line-break-override: none; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.27in; unicode-bidi: embed;"> Ø development is encouraged by movement through space such as swinging, moving the body/parts of the body in relation to pieces of equipment. <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; language: en-au; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.3in; margin-top: 4.32pt; mso-line-break-override: none; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.3in; unicode-bidi: embed;">  __<span style="color: black; font-family: Constantia; font-size: 18pt; language: en-AU; text-underline: single; textunderline: single;">Visual and spatial skills __ <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; language: en-au; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.7in; margin-top: 4.08pt; mso-line-break-override: none; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.27in; unicode-bidi: embed;"> Ø Students are helped to track objects in all directions, match shapes and copy patterns <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; language: en-au; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.3in; margin-top: 4.32pt; mso-line-break-override: none; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.3in; unicode-bidi: embed;">  __<span style="color: black; font-family: Constantia; font-size: 18pt; language: en-AU; text-underline: single; textunderline: single;">Balance __ <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; language: en-au; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.7in; margin-top: 4.08pt; mso-line-break-override: none; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.27in; unicode-bidi: embed;"> Ø Closely related with the development of gross motor skills  <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; language: en-au; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.3in; margin-top: 4.32pt; mso-line-break-override: none; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.3in; unicode-bidi: embed;">  __<span style="color: black; font-family: Constantia; font-size: 18pt; language: en-AU; text-underline: single; textunderline: single;">Gross Motor skills __ <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; language: en-au; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.7in; margin-top: 4.08pt; mso-line-break-override: none; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.27in; unicode-bidi: embed;"> Ø acquisition of large scale movements e.g. walking, running, jumping, skipping, climbing and moving in and out of position  <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; language: en-au; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.3in; margin-top: 4.32pt; mso-line-break-override: none; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.3in; unicode-bidi: embed;">  __<span style="color: black; font-family: Constantia; font-size: 18pt; language: en-AU; text-underline: single; textunderline: single;">Fine motor skills __ <span style="direction: ltr; display: block; language: en-au; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.7in; margin-top: 4.08pt; mso-line-break-override: none; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.27in; unicode-bidi: embed;"> Ø the acquisition of small scale movements to assist with grasping small objects, writing, threading and cutting.