Examination Developmental Assessment

Question 1

1. FINE MOTOR examination

Name 3 tools that will help you assess fine motor skills in a child

Answer 1

a. Bricks
b. Drawing
c. Books, cutting, beads, puzzles

Question 2

2. SPEECH and LANGUAGE examination

Questions to ask that will help you assess fine motor skills in a child

What age should a child show understanding of nouns?

Answer 2

a.
Does the child label,
put 2 words together, say short phrases.

b. Ask “Show me
(demonstrates understanding of nouns)
18 months.

Ask the child to point to body parts
(own -15/12; doll’s – 18/12)

d. Ask “What do you drink/draw/eat with” Show understanding of verbs (2 years)
e. Understands adjectives such as colour by 3 years

Question 3

3. GROSS MOTOR

Positions

Answer 3

Passive skills (more for baby/infant):

i. supine – pull to sitting and watch head lag
ii. Prone – lifting head, getting up on forearms
iii. Held prone – look at trunk/neck support

Question 4

3. GROSS MOTOR

Answer 4

Active skills

i. Sitting (with or without support)
ii. Crawling/bottom shuffling
iii. Pulling to stand/ cruising furniture
iv. Walking (9-18 months): Look at quality – broad based, confident able to negotiate obstacles/pick things up
v. Jumping (2)
vi. Climbing stairs (2 steps on each step – 2, alt feet -3)

Question 5

4. SOCIAL and INTERACTION:

Answer 5

shared pleasure;
distress;
overt shyness.
imaginative play

Question 6

4. SOCIAL and INTERACTION:

Stranger awareness age

Answer 6

9 months - 2 years

Question 7

4. SOCIAL and INTERACTION:

Waves and claps

Answer 7

12 months

Question 8

4. SOCIAL and INTERACTION:

Sharing with friends

Answer 8

3 years