Patsy, a third-grade teacher, often finds herself commenting on the improvement of fine motor skills of the students in her classroom, especially their handwriting. She has noted that at the beginning of the school year the children’s writing tends to

be large, requiring a lot of writing space. Toward the end of the school year, their writing tends to be smaller and requires very little writing space. Patsy is referring to what aspect of development?

a) physical development
b) cognitive development
c) personality development
d) social development


Answer: a

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