Early Socio-Emotional and Cognitive development

Question 1

Socio-emotionally, from birth to 11 months, a child exhibits

Answer 1

when held, they are relaxed; when held by parents, they are calm; coo, cry, and laugh; extend their arms out to familiar people; comforts themselves when distressed.

Question 2

Socio-emotionally, from 12 to 23 months, a child exhibits

Answer 2

independence; brings toys to caregiver when requested; play simple games such as peek-a-boo; copies facial expressions; randomly greets someone

Question 3

Socio-emotionally, from 24 to 35 months, a child exhibits

Answer 3

playing dress up; avoiding danger; singing along with an adult; asking for help when needed; take turns; show pride in their achievements; listen to stories quietly; use politeness markers (e.g., please and thank you)

Question 4

Socio-emotionally, from 36 to 47 months, a child exhibits

Answer 4

volunteering, showing off, knowing when to transition between activities, gains attention appropriately, knows and follows classroom rules

Question 5

Socio-emotionally, from 48 to 59 months, a child exhibits

Answer 5

a fondness for competitve games; accepts and gives teasing; sharing rules about games; express anger non-aggressively

Question 6

Cognitively, from 0 to 11 months old, a child exhibits

Answer 6

looking around to examine their environment; putting toys in their mouth; playing with objects in various ways; look at their own hands; follow the path of moving objects; finds objects that are partially hidden

Question 7

Cognitively, from 12-23 months old, a child exhibits

Answer 7

showing how to use common objects properly; pat someone to continue playing a game or doing something that they like; wheel a toy on the ground; copy scribbling, try to start a toy; put a small object in a container; points at pictures in books

Question 8

Cognitively, from 24 to 35 months old, a child exhibits

Answer 8

stacking blocks; understanding the concept of “one” and “all”; matching basic shapes; looking at a picture book with an adult; randomly name six to seven objects; repeat finger plays; match objects to their corresponding pictures

Question 9

Cognitively, from 36 to 47 months old, a child exhibits

Answer 9

stating their sex/gender; organize objects based on size; understand quantity, attributes and basic characteristics; counts (rote or 1:1)

Question 10

Cognitive, from 48 to 59 months old, a child exhibits

Answer 10

copying the drawing of a face; making predictions; retelling a story; knowing the proper orientation of a book; copy their own name; understand the idea of “zero”; identify half and whole objects; identify objects by ordinal position

Question 11

When should an SLP request a special education evaluation?

Answer 11

When extreme self-direction impacts learning
When child cannot calm herself without significant support
When temper tantrums are impacting social relationships or learning activities
When child cannot appreciate and abide by power differential
When non-compliance and self-direction impact therapeutic outcomes
When non-verbal problem-solving skills are not age-appropriate
When play skills have not progressed passed concrete and sensory stages
When literacy and numeracy skills seem stunted despite language support in these areas
When task completion cannot be achieved (not associated with auditory processing)