Hitting developmental milestones in comparison to population standards is studied on an ongoing basis to provide the most current information and tools for parents and childcare workers to assist children develop properly. Biophysical, psychological and social strengths and barriers can help a child flourish or fail at even the simplest of tasks. Evaluating where a child is developmentally and looking for areas for improvement are essential for helping a child succeed into each age stage of development.
One tool to evaluate developmental levels is the “Ages and Stages Questionnaire.” The ages and stages questionnaire, ASQ is a tool that “identifies infants and toddlers between one month and 66 months of age, who are at risk of a developmental delay regarding problem solving, communication, fine …show more content…
The mother had to go get MB, pick him up and sit him down at the table to focus on the questions. MB also had good use of gross motor skills but did not use these skills in a safe manner; he played on the jungle gym at the park in a manner that made the parent and the observer very nervous for his safety. He did listen or follow rules that were set out by the mother. He also when demonstrating his gross motor skills threw the ball multiple times at the observer and mother trying to hit them without warning. Since MB is excelling in most of the skills assessed the only recommendation would be to help with MB’s grammar by correcting his communication by modeling the correct sentence structure. For example if MB says “her is not listening;” the parent or caregiver should repeat back “she is not listening?” Then the parent or caregiver could acknowledge the statement once corrected. The parents could also work with MB on identifying the correct name for items while looking through books or out in the
One tool to evaluate developmental levels is the “Ages and Stages Questionnaire.” The ages and stages questionnaire, ASQ is a tool that “identifies infants and toddlers between one month and 66 months of age, who are at risk of a developmental delay regarding problem solving, communication, fine …show more content…
The mother had to go get MB, pick him up and sit him down at the table to focus on the questions. MB also had good use of gross motor skills but did not use these skills in a safe manner; he played on the jungle gym at the park in a manner that made the parent and the observer very nervous for his safety. He did listen or follow rules that were set out by the mother. He also when demonstrating his gross motor skills threw the ball multiple times at the observer and mother trying to hit them without warning. Since MB is excelling in most of the skills assessed the only recommendation would be to help with MB’s grammar by correcting his communication by modeling the correct sentence structure. For example if MB says “her is not listening;” the parent or caregiver should repeat back “she is not listening?” Then the parent or caregiver could acknowledge the statement once corrected. The parents could also work with MB on identifying the correct name for items while looking through books or out in the