PERFORMANCE SKILLS

• Stabilizes — Moves through task environment and interacts with task objects without momentary propping or loss of balance
• Aligns — Interacts with task objects without evidence of persistent propping or leaning
• Positions — Positions self an effective distance from task objects and without evidence of awkward arm or body positions
• Reaches — Effectively extends arm and, when appropriate, bends trunk to effectively grasp or place task objects that are out of reach
• Bends — Flexes or rotates trunk as appropriate when sitting down or when bending to grasp or place task objects that are out of reach
• Grips — Effectively pinches or grasps task objects such that the objects do not slip (e.g., from between fingers, from between teeth, from between hand and supporting surface)
• Manipulates — Uses dexterous finger movements, without evidence of fumbling, when manipulating task objects
• Coordinates — Uses two or more body parts together to manipulate and hold task objects without evidence of fumbling or task objects slipping from the grasp
• Moves — Effectively pushes or pulls task objects along a supporting surface, pulls to open or pushes to close doors and drawers, or pushes on wheels to propel a wheelchair
• Lifts — Effectively raises or lifts task objects without evidence of excessive physical effort
• Walks — During task performance, ambulates on level surfaces without shuffling feet, becoming unstable, propping, or using assistive devices
• Transports — Carries task objects from one place to another while walking or moving in a wheelchair
• Calibrates — Uses movements of appropriate force, speed, or extent when interacting with task objects (e.g., does not crush task objects, pushes a door with enough force to close it without a bang)
• Flows — Uses smooth and fluid arm and wrist movements when interacting with task objects
• Endures - Persists and completes the task without demonstrating physical fatigue, pausing to rest, or stopping to catch breath
• Paces — Maintains a consistent and effective rate or tempo of performance throughout the entire task performanc
• Attends — Does not look away from task performance, maintaining the ongoing task progression
• Heeds — Carries out and completes the task originally agreed on or specified by another person
• Chooses — Selects necessary and appropriate type and number of objects for the task, including the task objects that one chooses or is directed to use (e.g., by a teacher)
• Uses — Applies task objects as they are intended (e.g., using a pencil sharpener to sharpen a pencil but not a crayon) and in a hygienic fashion
• Handles — Supports or stabilizes task objects appropriately, protecting them from being damaged, slipping, moving, or falling
• Inquires — (1) Seeks needed verbal or written information by asking questions or reading directions or labels and (2) does not ask for information when fully oriented to the task and environment and recently aware of the answer
• Initiates — Starts or begins the next task action or task step without any hesitation
• Continues — Performs single actions or steps without any interruptions so that once an action or task step is initiated, performance continues without pauses or delays until the action or step is completed
• Sequences — Performs steps in an effective or logical order and with an absence of randomness in the ordering or inappropriate repetition of steps
• Terminates — Brings to completion single actions or single steps without inappropriate persistence or premature cessation
• Searches — Looks for and locates task objects in a logical manner
• Gathers — Collects related task objects into the same work space and regathers task objects that have spilled, fallen, or been misplaced
• Organizes — Logically positions or spatially arranges task objects in an orderly fashion within a single work space or between multiple appropriate work spaces such that the work space is not too spread out or too crowded
• Restores — Puts away task objects in appropriate places and ensures that the immediate work space is restored to its original condition
• Navigates — Moves body or wheelchair without bumping into obstacles when moving through the task environment or interacting with task objects
• Notices — Responds appropriately to (1) nonverbal task-related cues (e.g., heat, movement), (2) the spatial arrangement and alignment of task objects to one another, and (3) cupboard doors or drawers that have been left open during task performance
• Adjusts — Overcomes problems with ongoing task performance effectively by (1) going to a new workspace; (2) moving task objects out of the current workspace; or (3) adjusting knobs, dials, switches, or water taps
• Accommodates — Prevents ineffective performance of all other motor and process skills and asks for assistance only when appropriate or needed
• Benefits — Prevents ineffective performance of all other motor and process skills from recurring or persisting
• Approaches — Approaches or initiates interaction with the social partner in a manner that is socially appropriate
• Concludes —Effectively terminates the conversation or social interaction, brings to closure the topic under discussion, and disengages or says goodbye
• Produces speech — Produces spoken, signed, or augmentative (i.e., computer-generated) messages that are audible and clearly articulated
• Gesticulates — Uses socially appropriate gestures to communicate or support a message
• Speaks fluently — Speaks in a fluent and continuous manner, with an even pace (not too fast, not too slow) and without pauses or delays, while sending a message