Developmental milestones

Question 1

At 2 Years old- what are the GROSS MOTOR milstones?

Answer 1

• Walks alone
• Climbs onto & down from furniture unassisted
• Walks up & down stairs holding on to support
• Begins to run
• Walks into a large ball when trying to kick it
• Squats with complete steadiness
• Throws small ball overhead
• Stands on Tiptoe

Question 2

At 2 years old what are the FINE MOTOR skills?

Answer 2

• Scribbles on his/her own
• Imitates vertical or circular strokes
• Turns over container to pour out contents
• Builds tower of 6 blocks or more
• Begins to sort out shapes & colours
• Begins to make believe play

Question 3

At 2 years old what are the SPEECH and LANGUAGE developmental milestones?

Answer 3

• 50 words plus
• Telehraphic speech (2 word sentences)

Question 4

At 2 years old what are the SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL

Answer 4

• Imitates behaviour of others esepcially adults & older children
• More aware of him/herself as separate from others
• Demonstrates increasing independence
• Begins to show defiant behaviour

Question 5

What are developmental milestones?

Answer 5

The median age children develop specific behaviours and abilities

Question 6

What are the posture & large movements that should be developmed by an infant @ 4 months

Answer 6

Able to support head

Neonates show minimal control of neck flexors & when pulled to sitting position the head lags behind arms & shoulders

Question 7

How old should a infant be to support their head?

Answer 7

4 months

Question 8

What are the gross motor/ locomotion movements that are developed by:

3-4 months?

Answer 8

Prone to supine (front to back)

Question 9

What are the gross motor/ locomotion movements that are developed by:

5-6 months?

Answer 9

Supine to prone

Question 10

When is Prone to Supine

and

Supine to prone

Gross movement/ Locomotion developed by?

Answer 10

a) 3-4months
b) 5-6 months

Question 11

When can a baby:

a) Sit with assistance
b) Sit unaided

(trunk control/ sitting)

Answer 11

a) 6 months
b) 9 months

Question 12

By 6 and 9 months what are the trunk control expectations

Answer 12

6 months: Baby sits with assistance

9 months: Baby sits uniaded

Question 13

What are the 9 Month Developmental Assessments?

(think 4 catagories)

Answer 13

• Posture & Large Movement:
  
  • Sit alone 10-15mins on floor
  • Progresses on floor- rolling/ squirming
  • Attempts to crawl
• Fine Motor:
  
  • Inferior Pincer grip
• Jargon: Babble & Intonational sounds
• Social behaviour & play: Clearly distinguishes strangers from familiars

Question 14

At 12 months, what are the posture & large movements?

Answer 14

• Pulls to standing
• Walks around furniture
• May stand alone for few moments
• May walk alone

Question 15

What are the development of complex gross motor patterns?

Answer 15

Developmental sequence beyond walking incorportates improved balance & coordination

• Running
• Jumping on 2 feet
• Hopping
• Skipping

Question 16

What are the fine motor developmental milestones?

Answer 16

• Reflex hand grasp (disappears at 1 month)
• Voluntary grasp
• Bringing both hands to midline (2-3 months)
• Hold an object in either hand if placed (3 months)
• Hand used like a rake (4-5 months)
• Palmar grasp (bend fingers against the palm)
• Use hands independently to transfer objects across the midline (5-7 months)
• Inferior pincer grasp (9 months)

Question 17

What is the fine motor development you’d expect to see dissappear @ 1months?

Answer 17

Reflex hand grap (disappear)

Question 18

What are the fine motor development you’d expect to see by 2-3 months

Answer 18

Bringing both hands to midline

? voluntary grasp

Question 19

What are the fine motor development you’d expect to see by 3 months

Answer 19

Hold an object in either hand if placed

? Voluntary graps

Question 20

What is the fine motor development you’d expect to see by 4-5 months

Answer 20

hands used like a rake

Palmar grasp

Question 21

What is the fine motor development you’d expect to see by 5-7 months

Answer 21

Use hands independantly to transfer objects across the midline

Question 22

What is the fine motor development you’d expect to see by 9 months

Answer 22

Inferior pincer grip

Question 23

What are the fine motor task developmental milestones (from 15 months)?

Answer 23

• 15 months scribbles spontaneously/imitates
• 18 months Tower of 2
• 24 months Tower of 6
• 24 months imitates vertical or circular strokes
• 36 months Bridge
• 36 months copies circle
• 48 months copies cross

Question 24

What are the fine motor task developmental milestones you’d expect to see by 18 months

Answer 24

Tower of 2

Question 25

What are the fine motor task developmental milestones you'd expect to see by 24 months

Answer 25

Tower of 6 Imitates Verticle or Circular strokes

Question 26

What are the fine motor task developmental milestones you'd expect to see by 36months

Answer 26

Bridge Copies circles

Question 27

What are the fine motor task developmental milestones you'd expect to see by 15 months

Answer 27

Scribble spontaneously/ imitates

Question 28

What are the fine motor task developmental milestones you'd expect to see by 48 months

Answer 28

Copies cross

Question 29

What are the language development milestones

Answer 29

* Coo or Muscial sonds 2-3months * Babbling (consonant sounds w/ vowel sounds eg: dad) 6 months * Jargon (babble & intentional sounds) 9-12 months

Question 30

What is receptive skills?

Answer 30

Ability to comprehend communicaiton

Question 31

What is expressive skills?

Answer 31

Ability to produce communication

Question 32

What are the 4 catagories in the developmental milestones?

Answer 32

1) Posture & large movement 2) Vision & fine movement 3) Hearing & speech 4) Social behaviour & play