Developmental Assessment

Question 1

How is the developmental assessment divided?

Answer 1

Developmental milestones may be separated into four functional areas:

Gross motor

Vision and fine motor

Hearing, speech and language

Social, emotional and behavioural

Question 2

When should a child be able to eaises head to 45 degrees in prone (tummy-time)?

Answer 2

6 – 8 weeks

Question 3

When should a child be able to sit without support (initially with a round back, then eventually with a straight back by 8 months) ?

Answer 3

Sits without support (initially with a round back, then eventually with a straight back by 8 months)

Limit age: 9 months

Question 4

When should a child begin to crawl?

Answer 4

8 – 9 months

Question 5

When should a child be able to stand independently and cruise around furniture?

Answer 5

10 months

Question 6

When should a child walks unsteadily – a broad gait, with hands apart?

Answer 6

12 months

Limit age: 18 months

Question 7

When should a child be able to walk steadily?

Answer 7

15 months

Question 8

When should a child be able to run and jump?

Answer 8

2.5 years

Question 9

When should a child be able to follows moving object or face by turning the head (fixing and following)?

Answer 9

6 weeks

Limit age: 3 months

Question 10

When should a child reache out for toys?

Answer 10

4 months

Limit age: 6 months

Question 11

When should a child develop palmar grasp?

Answer 11

4 – 6 months

Question 12

When should a child transfer toys from one hand to another ?

Answer 12

7 months

Limit age: 9 months

Question 13

When should a child develop a mature pincer grip?

Answer 13

10 months

Limit age: 12 months

Question 14

When should a child mark things with crayon?

Answer 14

16 – 18 months

Question 15

Describe size tower of bricks should a child be building at the following ages:

18 months

2 years

2.5 years

3 years

4 years

Answer 15

Tower of three – 18 months

Tower of six – 2 years

Tower of eight or a train with four bricks – 2.5 years

Bridge (from a model) – 3 years

Steps (after demonstration) – 4 years

Question 16

Describe what pencil skills a child should have at the following ages:

2 years

3 years

3.5 years

4 years

5 years

Answer 16

Line – 2 years

Circle – 3 years

Cross – 3.5 years

Square – 4 years

Triangle – 5 years

Question 17

When should a child startle to loud noises?

Answer 17

Newborn

Question 18

When should a child vocalise alone or when spoken to, coos and laughs “aa, aa”?

Answer 18

3 – 4 months

Question 19

When should a child be Turns to soft sounds out of sight ?

Polysyllabic babble (“babababa, lalalalala”)

Answer 19

7 months

Question 20

When should the child be using Sounds-

indiscriminately?

discriminately to parents “Dada, Mama”?

Answer 20

Sounds used indiscriminately at 7 months

Sounds used discriminately to parents at 10 months “Dada, Mama”

Question 21

When should a child know Two to three words other than ‘Dada’ or ‘Mama’ and Understands name “Drink”?

Answer 21

12 months

Question 22

When should a child know 6-10 words and be able to show two parts of the body “Where is your nose?” – Baby will point

Answer 22

18 months

Question 23

When should a child be able to join two or more words to make simple phrases “Give me teddy”?

Answer 23

20 – 24 months

Question 24

When should a child talk constantly in 3 – 4-word sentences
and understand 2 joined commands “Push me fast Daddy”?

Answer 24

2.5 – 3 years

Question 25

When should a child respond smile responsively?

Answer 25

6 weeks

Limit age: 8 weeks

Question 26

When should a child put food in their mouth?

Answer 26

6 – 8 months

Question 27

When should a child waves bye-bye, play peek-a-boo?

Answer 27

10 – 12 months

Question 28

When should a child drink from a cup with two hands?

Answer 28

12 months

Question 29

When should a child hold a spoon and get food safely to mouth?

Answer 29

18 months

Question 30

When should a child engage in symbolic play?

Answer 30

18 – 24 monthsNext

Limit age: 2 – 2.5 years

Question 31

When should a child start Toilet training: dry by day and Pull off some clothing?

Answer 31

2 years

Question 32

When should a child engage in parallel play, Interactive play evolving and understand how to takes turns?

Answer 32

2.5 – 3 years