Gross motor | Fine motor | Social | Language | |
1 mo | Fisted hands | Follows face | Startles to voice | |
2 mo | Head bobs when sitting | Hands unfisted 50%, holds hand together | Reciprocal smile | Coos, vowel noises |
4 mo | Sits with trunk support No head lag Rolls front to back |
Hands open Reaches |
Smiles at pleasurable things Stops crying at parent's voice |
Laughs |
6 mo | Sits unsupported | Transfers hand-to-hand Raking grasp Feeds self crackers |
Stranger anxiety |
Stops to "no" |
9 mo |
Pulls to stand Creeping |
Bangs two cubes together | Follows a pointing finger | Orients to name well Nonspecific "mama" Imitates sounds |
12 mo (Hgb screen) |
Independent steps | Scribbles after demo Pincer grasp Attempts 2-cube tower |
Shared interest Points to get objects |
Gestures with vocalizing Uses 3 words |
15 mo | Stoops to pick up toy Walks carrying toy Climbs |
3-4 cube tower 10 cubes into cup Uses spoon |
Turns pages Shows empathy |
Points to 1 body part 3-5 words |
18 mo (ASQ #2) (lead level) |
Creeps down stairs |
Removes coat |
Matches pairs |
Points to 3 body parts 10-25 words |
24 mo (ASQ #3) |
Walks down stairs with 2 feet on each step Kicks ball Throws overhand |
Puts cubes into line Imitates circle, horizontal line Uses door knob, straw Pulls off pants |
Parallel play |
2 step command 2 word sentence 50+ words 50% intelligibility |
3 yr | Balances 1 foot 3s Tricycle Walks heel to toe Catches ball |
Cuts with scissors Independent eating Unbuttons |
Draws 3 part person |
200+ words 75% intelligibility |
4 yr |
Balances 1 foot 4s |
Copies square Brushes teeth alone Uses fork well |
Draws 4 part person "Tricking" others Preferred friend Group play |
3 step command 300-1000 words 100% intelligibility |
5 yr | Walks down stairs alternating feet Balances 1 foot > 8s Hops 15 times Skips |
Copies triangle Cuts well with scissors Writes first name Independent dressing and bathing |
8-10 part person Reads 25 words Group of friends Rhyming |
2000 words Retells story with beginning middle and end |
6 yr | Tandem walk | Draws diamond Writes first and last name Ties shoes Combs hair |
12-14 part person Adds and subtracts Reads 250 words by end of 1st grade |
10,000 words |