Return-Path: <root> Received: (from root@localhost) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) id f7VBse410282 for health-archive@nifl.gov; Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:54:40 -0400 (EDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200108311154.f7VBse410282@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from exms3.urmc.rochester.edu ([128.151.153.240]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with ESMTP id f4ADkCf17098 for <nifl-health@nifl.gov>; Thu, 10 May 2001 09:46:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: by exms3.urmc.rochester.edu with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id <KJF9P9PY>; Thu, 10 May 2001 09:48:11 -0400 Message-ID: <95774A6A6036D411AFEA00D0B73C8643B1D28F@exmc3.urmc.rochester.edu> From: "Forbis, Shalini" <Shalini_Forbis@urmc.rochester.edu> To: "'nifl-health@nifl.gov'" <nifl-health@nifl.gov> Subject: RE: [NIFL-HEALTH:3084] crawling & literacy Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 09:45:51 -0400 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Resent-From: root@literacy.nifl.gov Resent-Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 07:54:40 -0400 Resent-To: health-archive@nifl.gov Status: O Content-Length: 1930 Lines: 52 As a pediatrician, when I screen children for developmental delays, we look at four different categories. Generally speaking, if everything else looks okay(i.e. fine motor, verbal,and social) I do not worry about a child who is not crawling, assuming that other gross motor skills have developed at the appropriate stage/time. I have also noted, in my practice, a small number of infants who are not crawling as the "Back to Sleep" campaign has gained awareness and acceptance. Shalini Forbis Pediatric Fellow Dept of General Pediatrics University of Rochester shalini_forbis@urmc.rochester.edu (716)273-3510 -----Original Message----- From: Sandra Smith [mailto:sandras@u.washington.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 1:38 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-HEALTH:3084] crawling & literacy Listmates: The American Academy of Pediatrics recently advised that it is no problem for infants to skip crawling and go straight from sitting to walking. (This is increasing with acceptance of SIDS-prevention advice to place infants on their backs to sleep) Some kidergarten teachers and therapists suggest that crawling is related to hand-eye coordination and kids who skip crawling often have difficulty learning to read. Others suggest that crawling is necessary to build a palmar arch in the hands, which is necessary for fine motor skills, notably writing. Does anyone have evidence to support or deny this thinking that crawling is related to literacy skills development? SS Sandra Smith, MPH, CHES Health Education Specialist University of Washington Center for Health Ed.& Research Clinical Instructor,Health Services Editor,Beginnings: A Practical Guide through Pregnancy & Beginnings Parent's Guide Editor, http://www.PrenatalEd.com Fellow, National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Children Mailing Address: 2821 2nd Ave #1601 Seattle WA 98121 206-441-7046 FAX 728-1926 sandras@u.washington.edu
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Fri Jan 18 2002 - 11:28:34 EST