​                                                   What is Motor Planning (Praxis)        

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• Motor Planning:  one’s ability to sequence motor actions into a complete planned sequence to perform a variety of more complex motor actions that are important in a child’s occupational roles (i.e:  child = explorer, communicator, T.L.C. receiver and giver, student, sibling, friend, etc.). 

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• Motor Planning is a uniquely human skill that enables us to interact effectively with the physical world-requiring cognitive functions of Ideation, Integration of Sensory Input, and Planning that enables motor expression” (Ayres, 1985).  

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• Motor planning components include: imitation, ideation, initiation, construction, feedback, feed forward, grading, timing, sequencing, and motor planning

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• Motor planning:  impacts play, skill development, social understanding, relationships, attachment and behavioral and emotional regulation, and development of mastery of skills and tasks