Developmental
Delay:
students
who are delayed in cognitive, physical, commutative, social, emotional
development. A few helpful tips for including students with developmental delay
in your classroom: repeat games often, assign group work and hands on
activities.
It’s
a good idea to find out if your state has added details to this definition of
developmental delay. States are allowed to do so, if they choose. They also
decide on the age range of children with whom the term may be used (3-5, 3-9,
or any subset between 3-9)
Characteristics:
Skills
such as taking a first step, smiling for the first time, and waving “bye bye”
are called developmental milestones. Children reach milestones in playing,
learning, speaking, behaving, and moving (crawling, walking, etc.). A
developmental delay is when your child does not reach these milestones at the
same time as other children the same age.
What
are developmental milestones?
Developmental milestones are a set of functional skills or
age-specific tasks that most children can do at a certain age range. Your
pediatrician uses milestones to help check how your child is developing.
Although each milestone has an age level, the actual age when a normally developing
child reaches that milestone can very quite a bit. Every child is unique!
Examples
of Developmental Milestones:
•
Gross motor: using large groups of muscles to sit, stand,
walk, run, etc., keeping balance, and changing positions.
•
Fine motor: using hands to be able to eat, draw, dress, play,
write, and do many other things.
•
Language: speaking, using body language and gestures, communicating,
and understanding what others say.
•
Cognitive: Thinking skills: including learning,
understanding, problem-solving, reasoning, and remembering.
•
Social: Interacting with others, having relationships with family,
friends, and teachers, cooperating, and responding to the feelings of others.
If
a developmental delay is not recognized early, children must wait to get the
help they need. This can make it hard for them to learn when they start school.
In the United States, 17 percent of children have a developmental or behavioral
disability. But, less than half of children with problems are identified before
starting school.
Additional
Resources:
NICHCY
Developmental Delay Resources:
The National Dissemination Center for Children
with Disabilities (NICHCY) offers brief, but detailed fact sheets on
Developmental Delays. Each fact sheet defines the disability, describes its characteristics,
offers tips for parents and teachers, and connects you with related information
and organizations with special expertise. Also, lists early intervention
services by state.
Center
for Disease Control and Provention (CDC), Local Health Department &
Make-A-Difference Information Network: An alternative to questions about children
development is the local health department or finding testing locations near
your community contact the Make-A-Difference Information Network at
1-800-332-6262 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
Developmental
Delay Resources (DDR):
A nonprofit organization dedicated to meeting the needs of
those working with children who have developmental delays in sensory motor,
language, social, and emotional areas. DDR publicizes research into determining
identifiable factors that would put a child at risk and maintains a registry,
tracking possible trends. DDR also provides a network for parents and
professionals and current information after the diagnosis to support children with
special need.
What
is Developmental Delay?
This website answers many of the frequently asked questions
about Developmental Delays, the causes of them, what to do if you suspect DD,
early intervention strategies and techniques, special education, and transition.
Utah’s
Definition of Developmental Delay
Utah’s
Baby Watch Early Intervention program serving children birth to three years of
age defines a developmental delay as:
“Children
birth to three years of age who meet or exceed the definition of developmental
delays in one or more of the following areas:
•
Physical
development
•
Vision
and hearing
•
Feeding
and dressing skills
•
Social
and emotional development
•
Communication
and language
•
Learning,
problem solving and play skills
The
delay must adversely affect a student’s educational performance.
Teaching
Strategies for students with developmental delay
Motor
Skills
· Hands on activities such
as rolling a ball
Sensory
and Thinking Skills
· Repetition such as playing
"I Spy" multiple times using the same object
Language
and Social Skills
· Group activities such as
playing rhyming games
References
& additional resources:
http://www.utahbabywatch.org
http://www.ddivantage.com
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