It is very important that the developmental assessment is carried out carefully and the probability of making mistakes is minimized. As a result of the developmental evaluation, if there is a problem in the child, it will be determined and what needs to be done to minimize the effects of the problem will be planned.
Before the measurement process with developmental assessment tools, the practitioner will receive information about the child from the parent and have an idea about the child’s developmental level by playing games with the child for a short time, which will warn whether the developmental test result is incorrect.
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Along with growth in some children
there may be a regression in suddenly learned skills for various reasons, or a situation in which the skill suddenly disappears. The psychological dimension of this situation may be that the child feels under pressure or stress.
In case of developmental regression, it is necessary to refer the child to a medical evaluation without wasting time.
What should be considered in developmental assessment
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Biological characteristics of children and adults
the most important differences in terms of
the constant growth of children and
they are in the development stage.
Language development in children, motor
development, social and cognitive development
to have development in areas such as
later than the required time
its completion may be a sign of a delay in development. Development
biological or environmental delay
it can be caused by reasons.
child development
an important factor is also the month of the child’s birth. Development of premature babies
adjusted age is used in the assessment, not chronological age. Set Up
age by subtracting the number of months the child was born prematurely from the chronological age
it is calculated. The number of months she was born prematurely is higher than the normal delivery period of 40 weeks
the child’s birth week is found by subtracting and dividing by four. Premature babies
their development is expected to be according to the adjusted age. 28 of pregnancy. during the week
the chronological age of the born baby is eight months, and the corrected age is five months. Child
at the age of 2-2.5 years, from this age he will greatly catch up with his peers
then the chronological age is no longer used and there is no need to correct
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The four main development areas within the scope of the development tests are
are:
1) Personal-Social Development: 0-6
between the ages that the child lives Decently
the values and rules of society
appropriate behaviors by learning
is enhancement. Communicating with the environment, social and environmental
do not react to stimuli, self
behaviors such as being able to express
it is evaluated in this context.
2) Fine Motor Development: Hand and
small November muscles like fingers
the ability of groups to move
is to acquire. Holding a pen,
writing, using scissors
it is a fine motor skill.
3) Gross motor Development: Large
requiring the use of November muscles
they are skills. Sitting, crawling, throwing, walking, running,
jumping is an example of gross motor skills.
4) Language Development: The child’s healthy
the first 3 years of language development are very important. A normal language development
the first 3 months of the agulation process,
4-12 months babbling, 12-24 months single
words, 24-36 months stages of forming sentences of a few words
are happening.
