Development Stages Flashcards
1
Q
What are the four areas of development?
A
- Gross motor
- Fine motor and vision
- Language and hearing
- Social behaviour and play
2
Q
What should a child be able to do by 6 weeks?
A
- GM head control in vertical
- FMV follows torch with eyes
- LH stills to voice
- SBP social smile
3
Q
What should a child be able to do by 3 months?
A
- GM no head lag on pulling to sit
- FMV regards hands held in midline
- LH vocalises with familiar person, laughs and coos
- SBP likes familiar situations
4
Q
What should a baby be able to do by 6 months?
A
- GM push up on arms in prone, roll onto back, weight bear on legs
- FMV palmar grasp, pass from hand to hand, mouth objects
- LH babbles tunefully, screams when annoyed
- SBP friendly with strangers, plays with feet
5
Q
What should a baby be able to do by 9 months?
A
- GM sit and lean forward to grab toys, stand holding on to furniture, crawl
- FMV uses finger to point, scissor grasp
- LH imitates sounds, polysyallbic babble
- SBP anxious around strangers, peek a boo, object permanance
6
Q
What should a baby be able to by 12 months?
A
- GM cruise around furniture, walk
- FMV pincer grip
- LH responds to name
- SBP drinks from cup, waves bye
7
Q
What should a baby be able to do by 18 months?
A
- GM run, climb onto adult chair
- FMV build tower of 3-4 bricks, hand preference, looks at pictures in books
- LH 5-20 words, points to body parts
- SBP feeds self with spoon, imitates adult activities e.g. sweeping
8
Q
What should a baby be able to do by 2 years?
A
- GM stairs 2 feet per tread, throw ball overhand
- FMV builds tower of 6-7 bricks, circular scribble
- LH 50+ words, joins 2 words together, talks to self, understands simple instructions
- SBP dresses some items, symbolic play e.g. feeding teddy
9
Q
What should a child be able to do by 3 years?
A
- GM stairs alternating feet, stands on one foot, pedals trike
- FMV builds tower of 9-10 bricks, copies circle, cuts with scissors
- LH knows own name and gender, curious, simple conversation, understands prepositions
- SBP washes hands, vivid pretend play, understands sharing
10
Q
What should a child be able to by 4 years?
A
- GM runs up and down stairs, kick, throw and catch, hops
- FMV threads beads, copies cross, draws stick man
- LH tells stories of experiences, sentences of 5+ words, counts to 20
- SBP dresses themselves, understands taking turns
