The early developmental assessment is very imperative in the early detection of developmental disorders. Early detection and appropriate referral of children with developmental delays or disorders is important in Pediatrics. This is only possible by continuous developmental monitoring and assessment. The pediatrician should make it a point of duty to screen any child at risk for any disorder. Also, the pediatrician and the parents should make sure both medical and non- medical needs of the children are met. Those needs to be met include; any concern that the parents of the child may have, obtaining a developmental history, making observations of the child, identifying risk and protective factors, and documenting the findings. Therefore, It
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The Important components of a developmental assessment on the basis of a child encompass; cognitive ability, communication, motor/physical skills, adaptive skills, social, emotional, and behavioral functioning and sensory processing (CDC, …show more content…
This is a brief developmental screening tool that identifies children who may need help with special education, in order to do well in school. This tool helps professionals to identify and quickly address any learning problem that may arise and prevent the child from being successful in school. Such learning problems may include; developmental delays, ;learning problems or lack of school preparedness. This component comprises of performance- based item that assesses the child 's abilities in the areas of visual motor, adaptive language and cognitive development. Two-thirds of the items are administered at a table and the remainder are performed standing. Parents are present for the test administration and fill out Parent Questionnaire, which is used for supplementary information. There are two parts: the ESI-P for children, ages 3 to 4-1/2 years, and the ESI-K for ages 4-1/2 to 6 years. It is noted for its culturally diverse sample and noted to be successfully in children from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. I believe all the tools are important in their unique ways in meeting with the screening and assessment needs of the child 's development. Each tool targets different components and ages of the child(Michigan.org,
The Important components of a developmental assessment on the basis of a child encompass; cognitive ability, communication, motor/physical skills, adaptive skills, social, emotional, and behavioral functioning and sensory processing (CDC, …show more content…
This is a brief developmental screening tool that identifies children who may need help with special education, in order to do well in school. This tool helps professionals to identify and quickly address any learning problem that may arise and prevent the child from being successful in school. Such learning problems may include; developmental delays, ;learning problems or lack of school preparedness. This component comprises of performance- based item that assesses the child 's abilities in the areas of visual motor, adaptive language and cognitive development. Two-thirds of the items are administered at a table and the remainder are performed standing. Parents are present for the test administration and fill out Parent Questionnaire, which is used for supplementary information. There are two parts: the ESI-P for children, ages 3 to 4-1/2 years, and the ESI-K for ages 4-1/2 to 6 years. It is noted for its culturally diverse sample and noted to be successfully in children from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. I believe all the tools are important in their unique ways in meeting with the screening and assessment needs of the child 's development. Each tool targets different components and ages of the child(Michigan.org,