The child I assessed is a nine-year-old girl. She will be referred to as YT. This group is referred to as the school-age. With this age group growth begins slow, consistent and ends with a growth spurt just at the time of puberty (1). The average growth rate is 2-3 inches per year. Weight increases 4.5-6.5 pounds per year. Boys may appear taller and heavier but by the end girls are taller and heavier (1). By the age of 7 the visual maturity is usually achieved. They should start losing their baby teeth and start getting their permanent teeth. During this period there is a marked increase in muscle mass and muscle strength and significant improvement in gross and fine motor skills (1). This age group can run faster, farther, and for a
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With this activity I was able to assess all her developmental aspect. YT was excited to have some fun. YT probably has an advantage with height. She is tall for her age group. She was about 5ft tall. She is within the weight pattern. Her vision appears to be good. She was able to visualize object from a distant no matter the size. She was well developed in the gross and fine motor skills. She was able to swing a bat and hit the softball with no trouble. She was as able to run from one base to another. She was able to follow instruction on whether or not to keep running to the next base or stop where she was at. Her communication was good. She was able tell me about herself. She was able to build sentences with no trouble. YT was a very sociable. She had no trouble of getting along with others. She has a best friend who she always walks about. With cognitive development she was able understand the causation of getting three strikes and being out. YT also understood that three outs meant it was the other teams turn to bat and our turn to field. She had an understanding of the sequence of 1st base to 2nd base and so on. She was able to cooperate until the activity was over. She did have a collection of books. She said she loves to read
With this activity I was able to assess all her developmental aspect. YT was excited to have some fun. YT probably has an advantage with height. She is tall for her age group. She was about 5ft tall. She is within the weight pattern. Her vision appears to be good. She was able to visualize object from a distant no matter the size. She was well developed in the gross and fine motor skills. She was able to swing a bat and hit the softball with no trouble. She was as able to run from one base to another. She was able to follow instruction on whether or not to keep running to the next base or stop where she was at. Her communication was good. She was able tell me about herself. She was able to build sentences with no trouble. YT was a very sociable. She had no trouble of getting along with others. She has a best friend who she always walks about. With cognitive development she was able understand the causation of getting three strikes and being out. YT also understood that three outs meant it was the other teams turn to bat and our turn to field. She had an understanding of the sequence of 1st base to 2nd base and so on. She was able to cooperate until the activity was over. She did have a collection of books. She said she loves to read