splinter skill

{{Short description|Ability to do a specific task that does not generlize to other tasks}}

A splinter skill is an "ability to do a specific task that does not generalize to other tasks", according to Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction.{{cite book |chapter= Glossary |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hczaxaAXCDsC&dq=%22splinter+skill%22&pg=PA187|title=Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction |author= Radomski MV, Trombly Latham CA |publisher= Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |year=2008 |isbn = 9780781763127}} Cheatum and Hammond define them as skills learned that are above the child's age.{{cite book |page = [https://books.google.com/books?id=KsOHU3phZ0oC&dq=%22splinter+skill%22&pg=PA43 42] |title= Physical Activities for Improving Children's Learning and Behavior: A Guide to Sensory Motor Development |author= Cheatum BA, Hammond AA |publisher= Human Kinetics |year= 2000}} Jacks writes that they are skills that are not "an integral part of the orderly sequential development"; that is, skills mastered before they are developmentally expected.{{cite book |page= [https://books.google.com/books?id=VaSDhTymFtMC&dq=%22splinter+skill%22&pg=PA193 193] |title= The Illustrated Dictionary of Education | author= Jacks R |publisher= Lotus Press |year= 2005}}

According to Ayres and Robbins, an example is "the ability to play a particular piece on the piano without having the generalized ability to play the piano". {{cite book |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=-7NeFNFswo0C&dq=%22splinter+skill%22&pg=PA60 60] |title=Sensory Integration and the Child: Understanding Hidden Sensory Challenges |author= Ayres JA, Robbins J |publisher= Western Psychological Services |year=2005}}