Module 15 early childhood development Flashcards
gross motor skills
involve the use of large muscles
fine moter skills
hand and finger development
oral motor development
Speech at age 2, 3, and 4
2: speech sounds 50% intelligible to a stranger
3: 75% of sounds intelligible to stranger
4: speech completely intelligible with exception of some consonants
Speech stuttering
3 and 4 year olds
- normal hesitance in speech or stuttering
- may occur as child is developing the language skills
Considered abnormal if:
- cause stress to child
- last longer than 6 months
- occur in children >5
- involve a syllable instead of word repetition
lexicon
vocabulary
- knowledge of the meaning and pronunciation of words
syntax
grammar
- word structure in sentences or phrases
Semantics
understanding that words have specific meaning and the child’s use of words conveys specific meaning
- ongoing process extending into adulthood.
Blood pressure
children 3 and older
at risk children
visual acuity
starting at age 3
MCHAT
modified checklist for autism in Toddlers
- screening for autism risk
- 20 questions
- 16-30 months
toilet training readiness physical skills
voluntary sphincter control
stays dry for 2 hours, may wake from naps still dry
able to sit, walk, and squat
assists in dressing self
toilet training readiness cognitive skills
recognizes urge to urinate or defecate understands meaning of toileting words understands what toilet is for understands the connection between dry pants and toilet able to follow dierects able to communicate needs
Toilet training readiness interpersonal skills
desire to please parents
curiosity about the toilet
desire to be dry and clean
toilet training parent skills
desire to assist child with training
recognizes child’s cues of readiness
no compelling factor that will interfere
- new job, move, newborn…
Red flags of development for 12 months
- Psych/emotional: no big smiles or joyful expression
- Gross motor, language, hearing: no babbling, no name recognition
- Fine motor, feeding, self-care: no point or using sounds to get desired object, may just cry