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Social: birth

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Makes brief eye contact

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Verbal: birth

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Cries with discomfort
Calms to adult voice

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Gross Motor: birth

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Reflexively moves arms and legs
Turns head to side when on stomach

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Fine Motor: birth

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Holds fingers closed
Grasps reflexively

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5
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Social: 1 month

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Calms when picked up or spoken to
Looks briefly at objects

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Verbal: 1 month

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Alerts to unexpected sound
Makes brief short vowel sounds

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Gross Motor: 1 month

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Holds chin up in prone

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Fine Motor: 1 month

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Holds finger more open at rest

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Social: 2 months

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Social smile

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Verbal: 2 months

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Vocalizes with simple cooing

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Gross Motor: 2 months

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Lifts head and chest in prone

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Fine Motor: 2 months

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Opens and shuts hands

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13
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Social: 4 months

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Laughs aloud

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Verbal: 4 months

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Turns to voice
Vocalizes with extended cooing

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Gross Motor: 4 months

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Rolls over prone to supine (belly to back)
Supports on elbows and wrists in prone

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Fine Motor: 4 months

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Keeps hands un-fisted
Plays with fingers in midline
Grasps objects

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17
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Social: 6 months

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Pats or smiles at reflection
Begins to turn when name called

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Verbal: 6 months

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Babbles

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Gross Motor: 6 months

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Rolls over supine to prone (back to belly)
Sits briefly without support

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Fine Motor: 6 months

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Reaches for objects and transfers
Rakes small object with 4 fingers
Bangs small object on surface
Palmar grasp

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Social: 9 months

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Uses basic gestures (holds arms out to be picked up, waves)
Looks for dropped objects
Picks up food with fingers and eats it
Turns when name called

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Verbal: 9 months

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Says “Dada” or “Mama” nonspecifically

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23
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Gross Motor: 9 months

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Sits well without support
Pulls to stand
Transitions well between sitting and lying
Balances on hands and knees
Crawls

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Fine Motor: 9 months

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Picks up small object with 2 fingers and thumb
Releases objects intentionally
Bangs objects together

25
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Social: 12 months

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Looks for hidden object
Imitates new gestures

26
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Verbal: 12 months

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Says “Dad” or “Mom” specifically
Uses 1 word other than Mom/Dad/Personal names
Follows a verbal command that includes a gesture

27
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Gross Motor: 12 months

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Takes first independent steps
Stands without support

28
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Fine Motor: 12 months

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Drops object in a cup
Picks up small object with 2-finger pincer grasp
Picks up food at eats it

29
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Social: 15 months

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Imitates scribbling
Drinks from cup with little spilling
Points to ask for something or to get help

30
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Verbal: 15 months

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Uses 3 words other than names
Speaks in sounds that seem like an unknown language
Follows directions that do not include a gesture
Looks around when parents says “Where is…”

31
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Gross Motor: 15 months

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Squats to pick up objects
Crawls up a few steps
Beings to run

32
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Fine Motor: 15 months

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Makes mark with crayon
Drops object into and takes object out of container

33
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Social: 18 months

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Engages with others for play
Helps dress and undress self
Points to pictures in book
Points to object of interest to draw attention to it
Turns and looks at adult if something new happens
Beings to scoop with spoon

34
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Verbal: 18 months

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Uses 6-10 words other than names
Identifies at least 2 body parts

35
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Gross Motor: 18 months

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Walks up with 2 feet per step with hand held
Sits in small chair
Carries toy while walking

36
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Fine Motor: 18 months

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Scribbles spontaneously
Throws small ball a few feet while standing

37
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Social: 2 years

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Plays alongside other children
Takes off some clothing
Scoops well with spoon

38
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Verbal: 2 years

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Uses 50 words
Combines 2 words into phrase or sentence
Follows 2-step command
Uses words that are 50% intelligible to strangers

39
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Gross Motor: 2 years

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Kicks ball
Jumps off ground with 2 feet
Runs with coordination
Climbs up a ladder at a playground

40
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Fine Motor: 2 Years

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Stacks objects
Turns book pages
Uses hand to turn objects (knobs, toys, lids)

41
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Social: 3 years

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Goes to bathroom and urinates by self
Plays and shares with others
Puts on coat, jacket, or shirt by self
Begins to play make-believe
Eats independently

42
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Verbal: 3 Years

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Uses 3-word sentences
Uses words that are 75% intelligible to strangers
Understands simple prepositions (on, under)
Tells a story from a book or TV
Compares things using words like bigger, shorter

43
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Gross Motor: 3 Years

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Pedals tricycle
Climbs on and off couch or chair
Jumps forward

44
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Fine Motor: 3 years

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Draws a single circle
Draws a person with head and one other body part
Cuts with child scissors

45
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Social: 4 years

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Enters bathroom and has bowel movement by self
Dresses and undresses without much help
Plays make-believe

46
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Verbal: 4 years

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Uses 4-word sentences
Words are 100% intelligible to strangers
Answers questions
Tells a story from a book

47
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Gross Motor: 4 years

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Climbs stairs alternating feet, without support
Skips on 1 foot

48
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Fine Motor: 4 years

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Draws a person with at least 3 body parts
Draws simple cross
Unbuttons and buttons medium-sized buttons
Grasps a pencil with thumb and fingers instead of fist
Draws recognizable pictures

49
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Social: 5 years

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Spreads with a knife
Dresses and undresses independently
Goes to bathroom independently
Dry throughout day
Plays and interacts with peers
Asks “why” questions

50
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Verbal: 5 Years

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Tells a story of 2 sentences or more
Follows directions for 4 individual prepositions
Counts 5 objects
Names 3 or more numbers
Names 4 or more letters out of order

51
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Gross Motor: 5 Years

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Beginning to skip
Walks on tiptoes when asked
Catches bounced ball with 2 hands

52
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Fine Motor: 5 Years

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Copies a triangle
Draws a 6-part person
Copies first name
Cuts well with scissors
Writes 2 or more letters

53
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Social: 6 years

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Cuts most foods with a knife
Ties shoes
Dry during day and night
Chooses preferred foods
Starts/continues conversations with peers
Plays and interacts with at least one “best friend”

54
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Verbal: 6 years

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Tells a story with beginning, middle, end
Masters all consonant sounds and combinations (ch)
Counts 10 objects
Can do simple addition and subtraction with objects

55
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Gross Motor: 6 Years

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Rides a standard bicycle
Hops on 1 foot 3-4 times
Catches a small ball with 2 hands

56
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Fine Motor: 6 Years

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Draws 12-part person
Prints 3 or more simple words without copying
Writes first and last name in upper/lowercase letters

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