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The Gesell Developmental Schedules claimed that an appraisal of the developmental status of infants and young children could be made. The Gesell Developmental Schedule believes that human development unfolds in stages, or in sequences over a given time period. These stages were considered milestones, or the manifestations of mental development. [1]
Developmental norms are sometimes called milestones – they define the recognized development pattern that children are expected to follow. Each child develops in a unique way; however, using norms helps in understanding these general patterns of development while recognizing the wide variation between individuals.
Early childhood development is the period of rapid physical, psychological and social growth and change that begins before birth and extends into early childhood. [1] While early childhood is not well defined, one source asserts that the early years begin in utero and last until 3 years of age.
The CDC divides these milestones into several categories for each age, including social and emotional behaviors, language and communication skills, cognitive abilities and physical development and ...
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Early passing developmental milestones and the head circumference up to the age of 3 years explained about 6% of ...
The Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) was introduced in 1967 to identify young children, up to age six, with developmental problems. A revised version, Denver II, was released in 1992 to provide needed improvements. These screening tests provide information about a range of ages during which normally developing children acquire certain ...
Some milestones are more variable than others; for example, receptive speech indicators do not show much variation among children with typical hearing, but expressive speech milestones can be quite variable. [80] A common concern in child development is delayed development of age-specific developmental milestones. Preventing, and intervening ...
Sensory developmental milestones are also used as indicators of kindergarten readiness. For example, by age five, children should know their colors, count using their fingers, manipulate a book and read it from left to right, and draw pictures that represent animals, objects, or people.