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Developmental Milestones: Module 2
3 years,
4 years, and 5 years of age
Programmed Learning
Forms
Handbook
From CARING FOR YOUR BABY
AND YOUNG CHILD: BIRTH TO AGE 5 by Steven Shelov, Robert E.
Hannermann, © 1991, 1993, 1998, 2004 by the American Academy of
Pediatrics.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/ActEarly/milestones_3months.html |
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Successful completion of this Programmed Learning Packet will
provide you with 30 minutes of training. |
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- Caregiver can recognize and identify
developmental milestones as regards social/emotional, movement,
vision and speech/hearing of three month, seven month, one year, and
two year old children.
- Caregiver can identify developmental delays
in children 3 through 5 years of age.
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Developmental Milestones: 3 years of age
(36 months)
Children develop at their own pace, so it's
impossible to tell exactly when yours will learn
a given skill. The developmental milestones
below will give you a general idea of the
changes you can expect as your child gets older,
but don't be alarmed if your child takes a
slightly different course.
Social
- Imitates adults and playmates
- Spontaneously shows affection
for familiar playmates
- Can take turns in games
- Understands concept of "mine"
and "his/hers"
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Language
- Follows a two- or three-part
command
- Recognizes and identifies almost
all common objects and pictures
- Understands most sentences
- Understands placement in space
("on," "in," "under")
- Uses 4- to 5-word sentences
- Can say name, age, and sex
- Uses pronouns (I, you, me, we,
they) and some plurals (cars, dogs,
cats)
- Strangers can understand most of
her words
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Emotional
- Expresses affection openly
- Expresses a wide range of
emotions
- By 3, separates easily from
parents
- Objects to major changes in
routine
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Movement
- Climbs well
- Walks up and down stairs,
alternating feet (one foot per stair
step)
- Kicks ball
- Runs easily
- Pedals tricycle
- Bends over easily without
falling
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Cognitive
- Makes mechanical toys work
- Matches an object in her hand or
room to a picture in a book
- Plays make-believe with dolls,
animals, and people
- Sorts objects by shape and color
- Completes puzzles with three or
four pieces
- Understands concept of "two"
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Hand and Finger Skills
- Makes up-and-down, side-to-side,
and circular lines with pencil or
crayon
- Turns book pages one at a time
- Builds a tower of more than six
blocks
- Holds a pencil in writing
position
- Screws and unscrews jar lids,
nuts, and bolts
- Turns rotating handles
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Developmental Health Watch
Alert your child's doctor or
nurse if your child displays any
of the following signs of
possible developmental delay for
this age range.
- Frequent falling and
difficulty with stairs
- Persistent drooling
or very unclear speech
- Cannot build a tower
of more than four blocks
- Difficulty
manipulating small objects
- Cannot copy a circle
by age 3
- Cannot communicate in
short phrases
- No involvement in
"pretend" play
- Does not understand
simple instructions
- Little interest in
other children
- Extreme difficulty
separating from mother or
primary caregiver
- Poor eye contact
- Limited interest in
toys
- Experiences a
dramatic loss of skills he
or she once
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