Developmental Milestones

Question 1

What are the four fields of development

Answer 1

Gross motor
Vision and fine motor
Hearing, speech and language
Social, emotional and behavioural

Question 2

How should you adjust for prematurity when assessing development

Answer 2

Calculated on corrected age until child is 2, then use chronological age

Question 3

Name 6 primitive reflexes

Answer 3

Moro
Grasp
Rooting
Stepping response
Asymmetrical tonic neck reflex
Sucking reflex

Question 4

What is the moro reflex

Answer 4

Sudden extension of head cause extension and flexion of arms

Question 5

What is the grasp reflex

Answer 5

Flexion of fingers when object is placed in palm

Question 6

What is the rooting reflex

Answer 6

Head turns to stimulus when touched near mouth

Question 7

What is the Stepping response

Answer 7

Stepping movements when held and feet touch ground

Question 8

What is the asymmetrical tonic neck reflex

Answer 8

Infants outstretches arm to side when head it turned

Question 9

What is the sucking reflex

Answer 9

Sucks when something placed in mouth

Question 10

What are 4 postural reflexes

Answer 10

Labyrinthine righting
Postural support
Lateral propping
Parachute

Question 11

What is labyrinthine righting

Answer 11

Head moves in opposite direction when body tilted

Question 12

What is Postural support

Answer 12

When held upright legs take weight and pushes up

Question 13

What is lateral propping

Answer 13

Arms extend on the side which child falls

Question 14

What is the parachute reflex

Answer 14

When suspended face down, arms extend to save self

Question 15

What gross motor signs are present at newborn age

Answer 15

limbs flexed, symmetrical posture, head lag

Question 16

What gross motor signs are present at 6-8 weeks

Answer 16

Raises head to 45 degrees

Question 17

What gross motor signs are present at 6-8 months

Answer 17

Sits without support

Question 18

What gross motor signs are present at 8-12 months

Answer 18

crawling

Question 19

What gross motor signs are present at 10 months

Answer 19

stands independently

Question 20

What gross motor signs are present at 12 months

Answer 20

Walks unsteadily

Question 21

What gross motor signs are present at 15 months

Answer 21

walks steadily

Question 22

What vision and fine motor skills are present at 6 weeks

Answer 22

Follows moving object with head

Question 23

What vision and fine motor skills are present at 4 months

Answer 23

Reaches out for toys

Question 24

What vision and fine motor skills are present at 4-6 months

Answer 24

palmar grasp

Question 25

What vision and fine motor skills are present at 7 months

Answer 25

Transfer toys between hands

Question 26

What vision and fine motor skills are present at 10 months

Answer 26

mature pincer grip

Question 27

What vision and fine motor skills are present at 16-18 months

Answer 27

marks with crayon

Question 28

What vision and fine motor skills are present at 14 months-4 years

Answer 28

builds towers

Question 29

What vision and fine motor skills are present at 2-5 years

Answer 29

draw without demonstration

Question 30

What hearing, speech and language skills are present at newborn

Answer 30

startles to loud noises

Question 31

What hearing, speech and language skills are present at 3-4 months

Answer 31

vocalises alone or when spoken to

Question 32

What hearing, speech and language skills are present at 7 months

Answer 32

turns to soft sounds out of sight

Question 33

What hearing, speech and language skills are present at 7-10 months

Answer 33

uses sound descriminately - mama dada

Question 34

What hearing, speech and language skills are present at 12 months

Answer 34

two to three words

Question 35

What hearing, speech and language skills are present at 18 months

Answer 35

6-10 words, shows parts of body

Question 36

What hearing, speech and language skills are present at 20-24 months

Answer 36

Two or more word sentences

Question 37

What hearing, speech and language skills are present at 2.5-3 years

Answer 37

talks constantly in 3-4 word sentences

Question 38

What social, emotion, and behavioural skills are present at 6 weeks

Answer 38

Smiles responsively

Question 39

What social, emotion, and behavioural skills are present at 6-8 months

Answer 39

puts food in mouth

Question 40

What social, emotion, and behavioural skills are present at 10-12 months

Answer 40

waves bye bye, peek a boo

Question 41

What social, emotion, and behavioural skills are present at 12 months

Answer 41

drinks from a cup

Question 42

What social, emotion, and behavioural skills are present at 18 months

Answer 42

feeds self with spoon

Question 43

What social, emotion, and behavioural skills are present at 18-24 months

Answer 43

symbolic play, tea party

Question 44

What social, emotion, and behavioural skills are present at 2 years

Answer 44

dry by day, pulls off come clothing

Question 45

What social, emotion, and behavioural skills are present at 2.5-3 years

Answer 45

Parallel play, interactive play, takes turns