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Developmental Milestones Flashcards

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Week 1 reflexes

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  • Moro
  • Rooting
  • Stepping
  • Grasping
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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

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Week 1 Language

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Responds to bell

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Week 1 fine motor

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none

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Week 1 social

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Regards face

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By 2 months, the developmental line has progressed to the ______

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neck

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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
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2 month language

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says “ooh/aah”

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2 month fine motor

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Follows past midline

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2 month social

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Smiles on social contact (responsive)

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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,
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4 month language

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Laughs out loud, may squeal

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4 month fine motor

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Follows past midline
Puts hands together
Grasps rattle
Regards pellet briefly

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4 month social

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  • Regards own hand

- Shows displeasure if social contact broken.

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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

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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

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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)
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6 month Language

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Turns to rattle sound or voice

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6 month Fine motor

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  • Rakes at pellet
  • Grasps transfer
  • Reaches and grasps
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6 month Social

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  • Feeds self cracker

- Imitates bang motion (not shown).

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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

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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)
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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)
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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

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  • Uncovers hidden object
  • Alert to sound of own name
  • May play peek-a-boo
  • Eats.
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12 month Gross motor

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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 _______

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feet

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12 month language

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  • 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

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  • Unassisted pincer grasp
  • Releases object on request and gesture
  • Bangs two objects held in hands
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12 month social

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  • Play pat-a-cake
  • May drink from cup
  • May wave bye- bye.
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Language rule of thumb

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Acquire at least one new word a month from 12-18 months

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18 month gross motor

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Cubes: may do tower of four cubes
  • Scribbles
  • Blows nose
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18 month social

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  • 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

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  • May jump up and down
  • May throw ball overhead
  • Runs well
  • Walks upstairs
  • Kicks ball forward
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24 month language

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  • 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

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Cubes: may do tower of six cubes

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24 month Social

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Removes garments

Uses spoon/fork

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3 year old Gross motor

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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-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

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  • 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

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  • Can copy a cross

- Draws at least six body parts on a person

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4 year social

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Skips

- Balances on one foot for five seconds

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5 year Language

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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