Denver Developmental Screening Test-II
According to Israel & Yamaguchi (2015), the interaction between nature and nurture distinguish the multifaceted tasks of childhood development and the importance of discovering any delays. Burns, Dunn, Brady, Starr, Blosser (2013) state that Denver Developmental Screening Test II or DDST II was first published in 1967 and then revised in 1992. DDST II assesses gross motor, fine motor, language, and personal social skills. The DDST II detects potential or actual developmental delays or abnormalities with comparison of normal results that were established in the late 1980s with a sample of children from the Denver, CO region (Wijedasa, 2011).
The DDST-II is used to screen and monitor developmental progress for children from two weeks of age to six years of age and is administered with a caregiver present and comprises of 125 questions (Wijedasa, 2011). The following cite http://drhart.net/clinic/forms/Denver%20II%20Developmental%20Milestones.pdf displays milestones on a chart (Denver …show more content…
At times, several assessment questions and skills can be directly observed or tested in all healthcare settings with minimal tools. While researching the DDST-II , the test can be offered electronically for speedy access to the test results. Some concern was displayed during Ms. Jubilee’s aunt’s reaction that one of the skills will need to be learned. Thus, when giving the results such as suggesting that a child may have a developmental delay, requires adequate communication and resources to be available to complete additional testing as needed to decrease stress on the family and patient. Lastly, specificity and sensitivity are both crucial to developmental delays and abnormalities to be corrected or adapt to alternate ways of living, which are equally
According to Israel & Yamaguchi (2015), the interaction between nature and nurture distinguish the multifaceted tasks of childhood development and the importance of discovering any delays. Burns, Dunn, Brady, Starr, Blosser (2013) state that Denver Developmental Screening Test II or DDST II was first published in 1967 and then revised in 1992. DDST II assesses gross motor, fine motor, language, and personal social skills. The DDST II detects potential or actual developmental delays or abnormalities with comparison of normal results that were established in the late 1980s with a sample of children from the Denver, CO region (Wijedasa, 2011).
The DDST-II is used to screen and monitor developmental progress for children from two weeks of age to six years of age and is administered with a caregiver present and comprises of 125 questions (Wijedasa, 2011). The following cite http://drhart.net/clinic/forms/Denver%20II%20Developmental%20Milestones.pdf displays milestones on a chart (Denver …show more content…
At times, several assessment questions and skills can be directly observed or tested in all healthcare settings with minimal tools. While researching the DDST-II , the test can be offered electronically for speedy access to the test results. Some concern was displayed during Ms. Jubilee’s aunt’s reaction that one of the skills will need to be learned. Thus, when giving the results such as suggesting that a child may have a developmental delay, requires adequate communication and resources to be available to complete additional testing as needed to decrease stress on the family and patient. Lastly, specificity and sensitivity are both crucial to developmental delays and abnormalities to be corrected or adapt to alternate ways of living, which are equally