What is Motor Planning?
Motor Planning, or praxis, is the ability to conceive and plan a motor act, and then execute it. It’s an ability critical in many tasks-including tying shoelaces or riding a bicycle.
Steps of Motor Planning
- Ideation: Knowing what to do
- Planning: Forming a plan for accomplishing it
- Execution: Performing the movement.
Sometimes, in conditions like dyspraxia, there is difficulty in planning motor activity. In the practice of repetition and guidance, therapies can enhance these skills for everyday use.