Cognitive
- Imitates familiar actions (e.g., claps hands)
- Finds object that is partially hidden
- Transfers an object from one hand to the other to pick up second object
- Moves to get to toy
- Persists in effort to obtain objects
Communication
- Responds with appropriate gestures to, “up,” “bye,” or other routines
- Produces three or more consonants
- Moves body to music
- Uses word for parent of caregiver discriminately
- Pitch and intonation vary
Social-Emotional
- Extends arms to familiar persons
- Shows preference for certain toys, activities, or places
- Expresses affection
- Play simple games (e.g., peek-a-boo)
- Responds different to children and adults
Adaptive
- Closes lips to remove food from spoon
- Sleeps through the night
- Holds or supports bottle to drink
- Purposely pulls off sock
- Feeds self finger foods
Physical Development
- Walks sideways while holding on to furniture
- Picks up small object using thumb and forefinger
- Uses arms to move forward on belly
- Pokes with index finger
- Stands alone, holding on to something
- Moves from back to sitting without assistance
Notes:
Folio, M.R., & Fewell, R.R. (2000). Peabody developmental motor scales-Second edition. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
Kipping, P., Gard, A., Gilman, L., & Gorman, J. (2012). Speech and language development (3rd ed.), Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
Linder., T.W. (1993). Transdisciplinary play-based assessment. Baltimore, MD: Brookes.
Voress, J.K., & Maddox, T. (2013). Developmental assessment of young children-Second edition. Austin, TX: PRO-ED.
