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Developmental Delay
Kimberly & Devon
Objectives
Definition of DD
Identification of DD
Characteristics of DD
Intervention
What is DD?
Developmental delay (DD) can generally be defined as a child not reaching specific milestones in one or more of the areas of development (e.g., communication, motor, cognitive, social-emotional, or adaptive skills) as expected for typically developing children (Hadadian & Koch, 2013).
It is an ongoing major or minor delay in the process of development.
What’s NOT DD?
Temporarily lagging behind
Inability to complete difficult task
Not synonymous with Learning Disability (LD)
Developmental MilestonesDM are a set of functional skills or age-
specific tasks that most children can do at a certain age-range.
DM can be categorized into 3 areas of development:
1. Physical: Gross motor – use of large groups of muscles e.g. sit, stand, walk, run, balance, keep position. Fine motor – e.g. eat, dress, write
2. Intellectual: Language – e.g. speaking, body language gestures, understanding others Cognitive – thinking, learning, problem-solving, reasoning, remembering.
3. Social-Emotional – interacting, relationships, cooperating, responding, expressing feelings
Developmental Milestones
Milestones for your students
ECCE
Primary
Secondary
Diagnosis
Usually made by a doctor based on strict guidelines.
Parents are usually first to identify signs of delay
Teachers
Causes of DD
Genetic causes
Prematurity
Hearing loss from chronic ear infection
Developmental Case Study & Activity
Discussion
Do you think there are children/students in your setting/class who are delayed?
How do you know?
What percentage of children/students do you think are delayed?
What have you done/been doing?
What should teachers do?
Intervene
Provide support (based on needs)
Document! Document! Document!
Collaborate
Refer
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