Developmental Milestones Flashcards
1
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Week 1 reflexes
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- Moro
- Rooting
- Stepping
- Grasping
2
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Week 1 Gross Motor
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-Prone: Turns the head with nose touching the surface
-Supine: Has equal body movement
-Ventral suspension: flexed around supporting hand
Supine: Flexed
3
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Week 1 Language
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Responds to bell
4
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Week 1 fine motor
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none
5
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Week 1 social
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Regards face
6
Q
By 2 months, the developmental line has progressed to the ______
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neck
7
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2 month gross motor
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- Prone: lifts head to chest
- Ventral suspension: lifts head to plane of body
- Supine: has head lag
8
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2 month language
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says “ooh/aah”
9
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2 month fine motor
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Follows past midline
10
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2 month social
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Smiles on social contact (responsive)
11
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4 month gross motor
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- Prone: head up to vertical axis (90 degrees), legs are extended, and may roll over
- Supine: symmetrical posture, no head lag
- Standing: may bear weight on legs
- Sitting: May tripod sit (truncal support), sit with head steady,
12
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4 month language
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Laughs out loud, may squeal
13
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4 month fine motor
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Follows past midline
Puts hands together
Grasps rattle
Regards pellet briefly
14
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4 month social
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- Regards own hand
- Shows displeasure if social contact broken.
15
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Four Months Old
By four months of age, the developmental line has moved down to the level of ________
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mid-chest
16
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By six months of age, the developmental line has moved farther down to the level of the_______
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waist
17
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6 month gross motor
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- Prone: chest up-arm support
- Prone: may crawl or crawl creep (not shown)
- Supine: rolls over
- Sitting: may sit alone (pelvic support)
18
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6 month Language
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Turns to rattle sound or voice
19
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6 month Fine motor
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- Rakes at pellet
- Grasps transfer
- Reaches and grasps
20
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6 month Social
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- Feeds self cracker
- Imitates bang motion (not shown).
21
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By nine months of age, the developmental line has moved farther down to the level of the ________
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knees
22
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9 month gross motor
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- Sitting: alone with back straight
- Standing: stands holding on
- Prone: may crawl or creep crawl
- Standing: may walk with hands held (not shown)
23
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9 month language
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- Imitates speech (not shown)
- Single syllables (not shown)
- Dada, mama are non-specific (not shown)
- Jabbers (not shown)
24
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9 month fine motor
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Assisted finger grasp (assisted pincer grasp)
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9 month Social
- Uncovers hidden object
- Alert to sound of own name
- May play peek-a-boo
- Eats.
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12 month Gross motor
Sitting: pulls to a stand
Standing: “cruises” i.e. walks holding on to furniture
Prone: gets to sitting (not shown)
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By twelve months of age, the developmental line has moved to the _______
feet
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12 month language
- May say dada, mama specific
| - May say 1–2 words in addition to mama, dada (not shown)
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12 month Fine motor
- Unassisted pincer grasp
- Releases object on request and gesture
- Bangs two objects held in hands
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12 month social
- Play pat-a-cake
- May drink from cup
- May wave bye- bye.
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Language rule of thumb
Acquire at least one new word a month from 12-18 months
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18 month gross motor
- Runs stiffly
- Walks backwards
- May walk down stairs with one hand held
- May take clothes off
- Assists in taking clothes off
- Throws ball overhead
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18 month language
- Understands 2-3 words (e.g., down, up)
- May combine two words (e.g., “plane up”)
- May say up to six words (e.g., woof)
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18 month fine motor
- Cubes: may do tower of four cubes
- Scribbles
- Blows nose
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18 month social
- Helps in house work
- Drinks from a cup without a lid
- Imitates activities (e.g., put lipstick on, feed doll, hug & kiss doll)
- Plays ball with examiner.
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24 month gross motor
- May jump up and down
- May throw ball overhead
- Runs well
- Walks upstairs
- Kicks ball forward
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24 month language
- Says 30–50 words (e.g., meow, hot, balloon, water, dog)
- May combine words (e.g., “me do it”) (not shown)
- May name body parts (not shown)
- Speech may be half understandable (not shown)
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24 month fine motor
Cubes: may do tower of six cubes
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24 month Social
Removes garments
| Uses spoon/fork
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3 year old Gross motor
- Balances on one foot for one second
- Broad jumps “two feet forward”
- Rides a tricycle
- Throws a ball overhand
- Climbs ladders and uses a slide
- Walks up and down stairs, one foot on each step
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3 year language
- Can use about 250 words
- Uses 3–4 word sentences
- Speaks in a manner that is at least 75% intelligible to strangers
- Uses pronouns
- Understands words like “in,” “on,” and “under”
- Says first name, age, and sex
- Says words like “I,” “me,” “we,” and “you” and some plurals (cars, dogs, cats)
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3 year fine motor
- Uses scissors to cut paper
- Builds a “bridge” with 3 cubes
- Makes simple drawings and can copy circles and crosses
- Threads beads on string
- Builds towers of more than 6 blocks
- Dresses and undresses self
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3 year social
- Can put coat or shirt on independently
- Understands the concept of “taking turns”
- Plays “pretend”
- May comfort other children
- Expresses emotions openly
- Separates easily from parents
- Understands the idea of “mine” and “his” or “hers”
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3 year cognitive
- Recognizes common objects
- Distinguishes between sizes (like big and little)
- Matches items of the same color
- Uses imagination
- Does puzzles with 3 or 4 pieces
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4 Year Gross motor
-Hops on one foot
-Balances on one foot for two seconds
-Goes upstairs and downstairs
-Catches a bounced ball some of the time
-Pours, cuts with supervision, and mashes own food
-May be able to skip
-Uses a fork and spoon and sometimes a table knife
-Can use the toilet on her own
Swings and climbs
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4 year language
- Speaks in a manner that is 100% intelligible to a stranger
- Uses four-word sentences
- Can tell a story
- Knows at least four colors
- Uses an extended vocabulary to express oneself
- Knows “he” and “she”
- Sings a song or says a poem from memory such as the “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
- Can say first and last name
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4 year fine motor
- Can copy a cross
| - Draws at least six body parts on a person
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4 year social
- Can follow rules
- Engages in more intricate fantasy play
- Enjoys playing together cooperatively
- Talks about what they like and what they are interested in
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4 year cognitive
- Holds attention for 10–15 minutes
- Can remember stories
- Has a vivid imagination
- Understands concepts like big, little, tall, and short, as well as the concept of counting
- Names some colors and some numbers
- Understands the idea of “same” and “different”
- Draws a person with 2 to 4 body parts
- Uses scissors
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5 year Gross motor
- Skips
| - Balances on one foot for five seconds
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5 year Language
- Can follow complex directions
- Uses all parts of speech and past, present, and future tenses
- Can be easily understood by others
- Can say their name and address, if this has been practiced
- Tells a simple story using full sentences
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5 year fine motor
- Dresses and ties independently
- Draws ten body parts on a person
- Prints letters
- Knows left and right
- Can copy shapes
- Cuts paper with scissors
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5 year social
- Plays dress-up and domestic role play
- Follows rules of their community
- Can play well with others
- Knows how to take turns and share, but may not want to
- Shows more independence
- Is sometimes demanding and sometimes very cooperative
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5 year cognitive
- Matches and sorts objects
- Can count up to ten, perhaps beyond
- Understands directions like under, over, and on top
- Knows about things used every day, like money and food
