MMDST Flashcards
sort out apparently well persons who probably have the problem from those who probably do not
Screening Tests
the presumptive identification of an unrecognized disease or defect
Screening
It permits referral for diagnosis and necessary treatment as early as possible
Screening Tests
It is a modification and standardization of the original Denver Developmental Screening Test
METRO MANILA
MMDST is Adopted by ________________ on _______________________ whose ages ranged from __________________________
Dr. Phoebe D. Williams; 6,000 Metro Manila children; 2 weeks to 6 ½ years
is a simple, clinically useful tool used in the early detection of children with serious developmental delays
MMDST
evaluates four (4) developmental aspects
Personal - Social Behavior
Fine Motor - Adaptive
Language
Gross Motor
indicates the child’s ability to get along with people and to take care of himself
Personal-Social Behavior
indicates the child’s ability to see and to use the hands to pick up objects and to draw
Fine Motor-Adaptive
indicates the child’s ability to hear, follow directions, and to speak
Language
indicates the child’s ability to sit, walk, and jump
Gross Motor
Test Kit
Bright red yarn (pom pom)
Rattle with a narrow handle
Eight 1-inch colored wooden blocks (red, blue, yellow, green)
Small clear glass/bottle with 5/8” opening
Small bell with 2 ½ in. diameter mouth
Rubber ball 12 ½ in. in circumferences
Cheese curls
Pencil
Bond paper
Make certain that the child can _________ the test materials
reach
MMDST is made up of ____ items, written in the range of accomplishments for children between ___________________________
105; birth and six years of age.
Across the top and bottom of the form are
age scales