Let’s talk about Motor planning!

Motor planning refers to the ability to conceive, plan, and carry out a skilled, non-habitual motor act in the correct sequence. It requires sensory feedback from the body and the environment and also relies on language, memory and cognitive or thinking skills.

Children with motor planning difficulties struggle with learning from the feedback they receive from their body.

They may:

• Have difficulty learning new tasks;
• Appear clumsy or uncoordinated;
• Be slow to perform seemingly simple tasks;
• Have handwriting problems;
• Demonstrate inconsistent performance with daily tasks;
• Have difficulty with timing and rhythm;
• Have difficulty with spatial organisation (organisation of items/ self in relation to others)