Scenario 1: 18 Month Old An 18-month-old child is consistently crawling and pull

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Scenario 1: 18 Month Old

An 18-month-old child is consistently crawling and pulling up on furniture. Child has not taken any steps independently but can take steps when holding on to an adult’s hands. Child is able to cruise around the edges of furniture independently.

Indicate if the child in the scenario is developing within the typical developmental continuum, and identify differences in development between children of similar ages.  

Scenario 2: 3 Year Old

A 3-year-old child is able to read simple sight words in book including ‘mom,’ ‘dad,’ ‘car’, ‘cat’ and ‘dog.’

Indicate if the child in the scenario is developing within the typical developmental continuum, and identify differences in development between children of similar ages.

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(Answer) 18 Month Old – Generally, children take their first steps by the time they are 9 to 12 months old. They generally begin to scamper for a while, until they walk properly by the age of 14 or 15 months old. However, it is normal for babies to begin walking at 16 or 17 months old. The child in the first case has a progress that is about 5 to 6 months behind regular babies. Eventually, the child should catch up and be able to walk normally.

3 Year Old – At three years of age, a child can generally speak proper sentences and paragraphs at a time. This is why it is a critical age in terms of building a fundamental reading ability. A child this age has begun to assign words for things. “Apple” is no longer just a word but it is the name of a fruit that is red and juicy. This is when a child recognises the look of alphabets and therefore it is possible for them to recognise the look of words. The child, in this case, is developing ahead of its time, by at least 8 months to a year. This is because the child has understood that M, O & M are not mere alphabets strung together but rather, the sounds they produce, spell out “mom.” Children generally begin to read small words by 4 years and can read sentences by 6 or 7 years of age.

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