Developmental assessment Developmental Assessment - Is The Process Of Mapping A Child's Performance Compared With Children Of Similar Age. It Is Acquisition Of Qualitative And Quantitative Skills In A Social Environment
Developmental assessment Assessing A Young Child’s Development Consider The Four Fields Of Developmental Skills: A) Gross Motor. B) Fine Motor & Vision. C) Hearing, Speech And Language . D) Social, Emotional & Behavior
A) Gross Motor:- Gross Motor Skills Can Be Defined As:- Skills That Involve Entire Body, In Particular The Large Muscles Of The Body Ex Of Basic Gross Motor Skills ( Standing , Walking , Controlling Movements Of Arms And Legs).
At birth : Flexed Posture & Head Lag
AT 6 weeks :- Raises Head To 45º In Prone Position . Symmetrical Limp Movements Ventral Suspension ( Head At Same Level Of The Body )
AT 3 months :- Complete Head Control ( No Head Lag ) Infant Can Symmetrically Lift The Head And Shoulder About 45 Degree In Prone Position.
AT 5 months :- Rolls From Supine To Prone Position. (No Head Lag ) Landau Reaction Matures. Beginning Of Lateral Postural Control. Primitive Reflexes No Longer Dominate
AT 6 months Prone : Bears His Weight On His Hands With Extended Arms And Raise Of Head And Chest Above The Ground . Supine :Greater Anti-gravity Control Raises One Or Both Arms Freely In Space And Reaches To Be Picked Up. Able To Hold Their Legs Vertical With Knees Extended. Sitting With Support ( Rounded Back )
AT 8 months :- Sitting Without Support ( Straight Back ) . Rolls From Prone To Supine Position .
AT 9 months :- Crawling On The Abdomen , Roles Back To Front , Pull To Stand . Parachutes Reflex Start.
AT 10 months :- Stand With Support . Walk Around Furniture ..
AT 12 month :- Stand Without Support . Walking Unsteady ( Broad Gait ) . Sit From Lying Position
AT 15 months :- Able To Get Up Alone From Sitting Position . Walk Alone Steady
AT 18 months :- Run & Kick A Ball . Creeps Down Stairs And Climbs Up Stairs Step By Step. Push And Pull Toys And Doors
AT 2 years : - Walk Up & Down Stairs With 2 Feet Per Step.
AT 3 years :- Walk Upstairs With 1 Foot For Each Step . Walk Down Stairs With 2 Feet Each Step . Can Drive Tricycle.
AT 4 years :- Walk Up & Down Stairs With One Foot Each Step ( As Adults ). Standing on one foot for 5 seconds. Standing on tiptoes for 3 seconds without moving feet . AT 5 years :- Drive Bicycle. Runs On Toys And Catch Ball
B) Fine Motor & Vision. Fine motor skills Can be defined as Skills than involve hands and fingers working together to performs tasks Ex ( Writing ,Cutting ,Weaving ,Eating )
AT Birth :- Blinking To Light. Follow The Object From Midline Grasp Reflex
AT 6 weeks :- Follows Moving Object Or Face By Turning The Head.
AT 3 months :- Reach Out Of Toys & Palmar Grasp. Follow Object From Midline Through Range Of 180c .
AT 6 months :- Handing Object And Transfer From Hand To Hand To Mouth ( Mouthing ). Palmar Grasp Disappear.
AT 9 months :- Immature Pencil Grasp ( By 3 Fingers & Thumb ). Can Use Thumb And Fingers To Pick Cubes .
AT 12 months :- Pointing To An Object By Index Finger . Stops Mouthing Of Objects
AT 15 months :- Linear Scribbling Build Tower Of 2 Cubes
AT 18 month :- Makes Marks With A Crayon . Building A Tower Of 3 Cubes Point To The Picture In The Books . Turn Books On Pages
AT 2 Years : - Draw A Line . Building A Tower Of 6 Cubes AT 3 Years : - Draw A Circle . Build Tower 9 And A Bridge. At 4 Years : - Draw Cross & Square Building Steps Of Tower AT 5 Years : - Draw Triangle
Vision Development:-
C) Hearing, Speech And Language . AT Birth : Cries And Respond To Sound . AT 3 Months : Turn To Sound At Level Of Ear . Bubbling
AT 6 months : Turn head to voice ,Say "ma , ba" AT 8 months : Say ماما و باب ا “ “ AT 12 months : Two to three words other than ” بابا or ' ما ما “
AT 18 Months : Say 6-10 Meaning Words . Shows Two Parts Of The Body AT 2 Years : Uses Two Or More Words To Make Simple Phrases AT 3 Years : Talks Constantly In 3–4 Word Sentences Able To Tell Full Name AT 4 Years : Mention Address Also Count To 10 AT 5 Years : Ask About Of Words And Who And When .
D) Social, Emotional & Behavior AT 6 Weeks : Smiles Responsively. ” Social Smiling “ AT 3 Months : Smile Spontaneously React With Excitement . Laughing. At 6 Months : Recognize Mother . Puts Food In Mouth
AT 8 Months : Respond To His Name . Wary Of Strangers . Hold Bottle Understanding NO And Bye Bye . AT 10 Months : Waves Bye-bye .
AT 12 Months : Drinks From A Cup With Two Hands. At 18 Months : Holds Spoon And Gets Food Safely To Mouth . At 2 Years : Pulls Off Some Clothing. Dry By Day .
AT 3 Years : Dry By Night . Able To Use Toilet Wash Hands And Brush Teeth AT 4 Years . Able To Undress And Combing Hair AT 5 Years : Able Clothes And Do Large Button
Note:- Growth : Increase In The Size And Number Of Cells It Includes Aspects As Wt. , Length , And HC . Assessment of growth : ( Anthropometric measurement . Teething . Osseous maturation) Development : Maturation Of Functions And Gaining Of Various Skills Increase In Complexity , It Includes Aspects As :( Motor Development , Mental Development And Sexual Development ) . Both Growth And Development Go Parallel To Each Other .