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Child Assessment

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Denver II or DDST-R

(Revised Denver Developmental

Screening Test)

Personal-social

Fine motor-adaptive

Language

Gross motor

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Description of Denver II

Not an IQ test, not diagnostic, not

predictive

Designed for apparently well childrenBirth-6yrs

Start with low items and work up

Need 3 items completely below age line

Need every item that age line intersects

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Calculate Childs Age

Current date minus birth date

Work right to left (days, months, years)

To borrow

Take 30 days from one month

Take 12 months from one year

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Practice Calculations

Example 1 Year Month Day Current date 2008 1 15

(2007) (0+12 =12) (15+30=45)

Birth date 2006 4 20

Age of child 1y 8m 25d

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Practice Calculations 2

Example 2 Year Month Day

Current date 2008 1 15

Birth date 2005 6 16

Age of child

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Answer

2 years

6 months

29 days

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Adjusting for Prematurity

Example 3 Year Month Day

Current date 2008 1 15

Birth date 2007 3 10

Age of child 0 10 5

6 weeks of premature -1 -14

Adjusted age of child 8m 21d

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Personal-Social

Getting along with

people Caring for

personal needs

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Fine motor-Adaptive

Hand-eyecoordination

Manipulation of

small objects

Problem-solving

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Language

Hearing Understanding

Using language

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Gross Motor

Sitting

Walking

Jumping

Overall large

muscle

movement

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Interpretation of test results

Normal

No delays with max of one caution

Suspect Two or more cautions &/or one or more

delays

Rescreen 1-2 weeks

Untestable

Refusal on one item on or completely toleft of age line in 75-90% area