Development Flashcards

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What is child development?

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The process by which the dependant infant matures into the independent adult, functioning within society

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What factors are involved in child development?

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Complex interweaving of biological, psychological, and environmental factors

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Is development the same in different children?

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Development in humans follows a predictable pattern and a rough schedule, but no individual develops exactly the same way

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What is important, when considering normal development?

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Progress and parity - that children are moving forward in different areas of development at roughly the same rate

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What features of development are concerning?

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  • Disparity in progress between areas of the body, e.g. right side and left side, lower limbs and upper limbs
  • Disparity between domains of development
  • Regression
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What is regression?

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Loss of previously attained skills

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What does gross motor development refer to?

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Abilities required for big movements and activities

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Give 5 examples of gross motor tasks

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  • Sitting
  • Standing
  • Walking
  • Running
  • Climbing stairs
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What is normal gross motor function in a child of 1 month old?

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  • Symmetrical movements in all limbs
  • Normal muscle tone
  • Head lag when pulled up
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What is normal gross motor function in a child of 3 months old?

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  • Almost no head lag when pulled to sit

- Lifts head and chest when prone

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What is normal gross motor function in a child of 6 months?

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  • Rolls from back to front
  • When held, stands and sits with a straight back
  • Bears most of own weight
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What is normal gross motor function in a child of 9 months?

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  • Sits without support
  • Stands holding onto furniture
  • Moves around the floor, e.g. wriggling, commando crawling
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What is normal gross motor function in a child of 12 months?

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  • Stands without support
  • Crawls, bottom shuffles, or ‘bear-walks’
  • Cruises along furniture
  • May walk unsteadily
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What is normal gross motor function in a child of 15 months?

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  • Generally walks without support

- Crawls upstairs

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What is normal gross motor function in a child of 18 months?

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  • Walks steadily, stopping safely
  • Squats to pick up toy
  • Climbs stairs holding a hand or rail
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What is normal gross motor function in a child of 24 months (2 years)?

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  • Runs safely
  • Throws ball overhand
  • Walks up and down stairs, both feet on each step
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What is normal gross motor function in a child of 30 months?

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  • Jumps on 2 feet

- Kicks a ball

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What is normal gross motor function in a child of 36 months (3 years)?

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  • Walks backwards and sideways
  • Rides a tricycle
  • Catches a large ball with arms outstretched
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What is normal gross motor function in a child of 48 months (4 years)?

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  • Stands, walks, and runs on tiptoes

- Runs up and down stairs

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What is normal gross motor function in a child of 5 years?

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  • Hops
  • Catches a ball
  • Heel-toe walking
  • May ride a bike
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What does fine motor development refer to?

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Smaller movements, mostly concentrated on hands

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Give 4 examples of fine motor skills

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  • Grip
  • Manipulation of small objects
  • Writing
  • Using scissors
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Why is fine motor development important?

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Because these skills underpin many others

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Give an example of where a fine motor skill underpins another skill

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If you can’t hold or manipulate objects, you won’t be able to feed yourself using fork or spoon (social skill)

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What is normal fine motor function in a child of 1 month?

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  • Gasps a finger when placed in the palm
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What is normal fine motor function in a child of 3 months?

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  • Watches their own hands
  • Brings hands to their mouth
  • Holds a toy briefly
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What is normal fine motor function in a child of 6 months?

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  • Palmar grasp
  • Reaches for toys
  • Puts objects into mouth
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What is normal fine motor function in a child of 9 months?

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  • Passes toys from one hand to other

- May have pincer grip

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What is normal fine motor function in a child of 12 months?

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  • Fine pincer grip
  • Points to objects of interest
  • Releases objects intentionally
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What is normal fine motor function in a child of 15 months?

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  • Imitates to and fro scribbles

- Builds a tower of 2 cubes when demonstrated

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What is normal fine motor function in a child of 18 months?

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Makes a tower of 3 blocks

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What is normal fine motor function in a child of 24 months (2 years)?

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  • Builds a tower of 6 blocks
  • Draws a horizontal line with preferred hand, may draw vertical lines
  • Turns pages of a book individually
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What is normal fine motor function in a child of 30 months?

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  • Can thread beads on a string
  • Makes a tower of 7 or more blocks
  • Holds a pencil with a tripod grip
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What is normal fine motor function in a child of 36 months (3 years)?

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  • Builds a bridge using blocks
  • Draws a circle
  • Draws a person with a head
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What is normal fine motor function in a child of 42 months (3.5 years)?

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Draws a cross

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What is normal fine motor function in a child of 48 months (4 years)?

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  • Builds steps using blocks
  • Draws a square
  • Draws a person with head/face, arms, and legs
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What is normal fine motor function in a child of 60 months (5 years)?

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  • Uses a knife and fork competently
  • Draws a triangle
  • Copies alphabet letters
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What is speech?

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The actual sounds of spoken language

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What is speech produced by?

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Co-ordinated action of the muscles of the tongue, lips, jaw, and vocal tract

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What is language?

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The systems of words and symbols that we use to communicate with each other

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What does the term language encompass?

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  • Written
  • Verbal
  • Non-verbal (gestures and body language)
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What does speech and language development rely on?

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  • Intact hearing
  • Good muscle control
  • Exposure to language through interaction with other people
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What is normal speech and language development in a newborn?

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  • Cries
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What is normal speech and language development in a child of 6-8 weeks?

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  • Coos
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What is normal speech and language development in a child of 3 months?

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Laughs and vocalises

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What is normal speech and language development in a child of 6 months?

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  • Understands words such as mama, dada, or bye-bye
  • Babbles spontaneously, initially monosyllables
  • Uses a tuneful, singsong voice
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What is normal speech and language development in a child of 9 months?

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  • Initiates adult sounds, such as coughs
  • Understands simple commands
  • Understands ‘no’
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What is normal speech and language development in a child of 12 months?

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  • Knows and responds to own name

- Uses 2-6 words and understands many more

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What is normal speech and language development in a child of 18 months?

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  • 6-40 recognisable words
  • Can point to parts of the body when asked
  • Tries to sing
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What is normal speech and language development in a child of 24 months (2 years)?

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  • Speaks over 200 words, understands many more
  • Join words together
  • Omits opening or closing consonants
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What is normal speech and language development in a child of 30 months?

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  • Continually asks questions
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What is normal speech and language development in a child of 36 months (3 years)?

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  • Can name 2-3 colours
  • Knows and repeats songs and nursery rhymes
  • Counts by rote up to 10
  • Has simple conversations
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What is normal speech and language development in a child of 48 months (4 years)?

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  • Talks fluently
  • Counts by rote up to 20
  • Enjoys jokes
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What is normal speech and language development in a child of 60 months (5 years)?

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  • Fluent in speech and mostly grammatically correct

- Interested in reading and writing

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What does social development refer to?

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Growth in relationships with others, within the construct of their culture and society

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What is socialisation?

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The process of learning the skills and attitudes peculiar to the community in which the child lives

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What do children need to do in order to build and maintain healthy relationships with adults and children?

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Develop an understanding of actions, intentions, and feelings of others

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What is normal social, emotional, and behavioural development in a newborn?

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  • Responds to being picked up

- Enjoys feeding and cuddling

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What is normal social, emotional, and behavioural development in a child of 6 weeks?

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  • Gazes at adult faces

- Social smile

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What is normal social, emotional, and behavioural development in a child of 3 months?

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  • Smiles at familiar faces and at strangers
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What is normal social, emotional, and behavioural development in a child of 6 months?

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  • Feeds self with fingers

- Shows stranger fear

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What is normal social, emotional, and behavioural development in a child of 9 months?

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  • Waves bye
  • Plays peek-a-boo
  • Shows likes and dislikes
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What is normal social, emotional, and behavioural development in a child of 12 months?

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  • Drinks from a cup with 2 hands

- Has seperation anxiety

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What is normal social, emotional, and behavioural development in a child of 18 months?

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  • Uses a spoon
  • Plays contentedly alone, near a familiar adult
  • Eager to be independent
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What is normal social, emotional, and behavioural development in a child of 24 months?

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  • Displays frustration (temper tantrums)
  • Dresses self
  • Begins to express feelings
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What is normal social, emotional, and behavioural development in a child of 30 months?

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  • Eats skilfully with a spoon, may use a fork
  • May use toilet independently
  • Plays alone and alongside other children (parallel play)
  • Enjoys pretend play
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What is normal social, emotional, and behavioural development in a child of 36 months (3 years)?

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  • Shows affection for younger siblings
  • Probably toilet-trained, though may still be wet at night
  • Enjoys helping adults, imitating household tasks
  • Has friends
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What is normal social, emotional, and behavioural development in a child of 48 months (4 years)?

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  • Eats skilfully with fork and spoon
  • Brushes own teeth
  • Shows sensitivity to others
  • Takes turns
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What is normal social, emotional, and behavioural development in a child of 60 months (5 years)?

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  • Very definite likes and dislikes
  • Shows sympathy and comforts friends
  • Dresses without help, except laces
  • Engages in co-operative and imaginative play, observing rules
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What does hearing and vision refer to?

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The acquisition of mature sight and sound interpretation

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Why is development of hearing and site important?

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As they allow for development within other domains

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Give an example of where hearing and vision are important for the development of other domains

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In order to acquire a gross motor skill such as walking or running, it is important that the child has adequate vision to do so

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What is normal hearing and vision development in a newborn?

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  • Fascinated by human faces
  • Turns head towards light
  • Startled by sudden noises
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What is normal hearing and vision development in a child of 1 month?

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  • Turns head towards diffuse light and stares at bright objects
  • Startles to loud noises
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What is normal hearing and vision development in a child of 3 months?

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  • Focuses eyes on same point
  • Moves head deliberately to gaze around them
  • Refers moving objects to still ones
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What is normal hearing and vision development in a child of 6 months?

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  • Adjusts position to see objects

- Turns towards source of sounds

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What is normal hearing and vision development in a child of 12 months?

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  • Sees almost as well as an adult

- Knows and responds to their own name

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What is normal hearing and vision development in a child of 18 months?

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Recognises themselves in the mirror

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What is normal hearing and vision development in a child of 24 months (2 years)?

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  • Recognises familiar people in photographs

- Listens to conversations with interest

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What is normal hearing and vision development in a child of 30 months?

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  • Recognises self in photographs

- Recognises small details in picture books

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What is normal hearing and vision development in a child of 48 months (4 years)?

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  • Matches primary colours

- Listens to long stories with attention

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What is normal hearing and vision development in a child of 60 months (5 years)?

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  • Can match 10 colours