Child Development Tracker On-line screeningtool
These on-line child screening tools were developed with the following in mind
- To assist parents and teacher to track a child’s development
- To recognize a child’s strengths
To focus on these will build his/her self-esteem
- To recognize a child’s limitations
The parents/teacher can then focus on this to facilitate improvement. If no improvement is seen it has to be considered to refer a child early on for an occupational therapy assessment. The sooner a child with limitations starts seeing a therapist, the sooner a child will be able to reach his/her full potential
- The screening tool should be repeated every 3 months’ time to track development and/or progress
There are 3 developmental areas to choose from as well as a Gr. 1 readiness assessment
- 3 months – 18 months
- 18 months – 3 years old
- 3 years – 6 years old
- 1 readiness assessment
These on-line screening tools can in NO way replace a full occupational therapy evaluation.