Dressing skills

• Age 1:

  Assists with dressing by cooperating during the activity; pulls off shoes and removes

  socks.
• Age 2:

  Able to doff coat after fasteners have been unfastened; removes shoes if not tied; begins

  to help with pulling down pants; can locate armholes in shirt. 
• Age 2 1/2:

  Able to pull down pants with an elastic waistband; helps with putting on socks, coat,

  and shirt; able to unbutton large buttons. 
• Age 3:


  Able to don a pullover shirt with little assistance; able to put on own shoes (still needs help with tying); able to put on socks; able to zip zipper once it is engaged; able to button large buttons
• Age 3 1/2:

  Can distinguish between front and back of clothing items; can manage snaps and

  hooks; can unzip zipper completely; can button buttons and begins to buckle buckles; can put on mittens; dresses with supervision
• Age 4:

  Removes pullover garment independently; can buckle buckles; can zip zipper completely;

  may lace shoes (but still need assistance for tying).
• Age 4 1/2:


  Able to weave belt through belt loops
• Age 5:


  Can tie and untie knots; can dress without supervision
• Age 6:


  Can tie bows; can manage fasteners in the back of garments