Master Table for Growth and Development (Harriet Lane + Nelson’s)
NJCS
Age Gross Motor
1 mo Raises head from prone
position
2 mo Holds head but may lag,
lifts chest off table
3 mo No Head lag
Supports on forearms in
prone position, holds head
up steadily (
4 mo Rolls over, supports on
wrists, shifts weight
6 mo Sits unsupported,
(6= kalookalike)
puts feet in mouth in
supine position
9 mo Sits up alone back
straight, Pivots when
sitting, crawls well, pulls to bottle, throws objects
stand,
cruises
12 mo Rises independently,
Takes several steps
15 mo Walks alone, Creeps up
stairs, Walks backward
independently
18 mo Runs, Walks up stairs
with hand held,
throws objects from
standing without falling
2 yr Walks up and down steps
without help
3 yr Rides Tricycle,
Can alternate feet going up
steps, Jumps
4 yr Hops, skips, alternates feet
going down steps
>5 yr Skips ALTERNATING feet, jumps over low obstacles = 5
SKIPS, SHOE LACE TIE = 6 yo
PRINT LETTERS, LETTER REVERSAL = 7
HOP ON 1 FOOT TWICE THEN OTHER = 8
Visual–Motor/Problem-
Solving
Visually fixes, follows to
m1dline, has tight grasp
No longer clenches fists
tightly, follows object past
midline
2 Directions Left and Right
Holds hands open at rest,
follows in circular fashion,
responds to visual threat
Grasp objects when placed on
hand
Reaches with arms in unison,
brings hands to midline (3-4)
Hands to Pray (4 letters)
Transfers objects, Unilateral
reach, uses raking grasp
using radial palm (6-7mos),
Uses immature pincer grasp,
probes with forefinger, holds
OBJECT PERMANENCE
(9 mos)
Uses mature pincer grasp,
can make a crayon mark,
releases voluntarily
2-3 block tower
Scribbles in imitation
4 block tower
Draws a LINE
Scribbles spontaneously,
Turns 2-3 pages at a time
Scribbles Circle
6-7 block tower
turns pages one at a time,
removes shoes, pants, etc.
10 block tower
Copies a CIRCLE
undresses completely, dresses
partially, dries hands if
reminded, unbuttons
20/30 VISION
CROSS = 4yo
SQUARE = 4.5yo
TRAINGLE = 5 yo
MAN w/ 2-4 parts, HOUSE
20/20 VISION
Language
Alerts to sound
Social smile
Coos (produces long vowel sounds in
musical fashion)
Turn head to sound/ voice
Laughs, orients to voice
Haha (4 Letters)
Babbles “da-da, ma-ma, ah-goo”, razz, Stretches arm to be taken
lateral orientation to bell, looks to see Indicates likes and dislikes
where dropped toy is
*“Imagine baby sitting alone playing
with toys and babbling” – memory cue of
classic baby picture
Says “mama, dada” indiscriminately,
gestures, waves bye-bye, understands
“no”, follows 1 step command
STRANGER ANXIETY
(7-9 months) *identifies mama/dada, stanger
2 word vocabulary, one-step command
with gesture
Jargoning (runs several unintelligible
words together with tone or inflection),
uses 4–6 words, follows one-step
command without gesture
Points body parts,
speaks 10-15 words, names pictures
Mature jargoning (includes intelligible
words)
WORD EXPLOSION
follows two-step commands
Uses pronouns (I, you, me)
inappropriately, 50-word vocabulary,
uses two-word sentences
NAME, AGE, SEX
Nursery rhymes,
“What, why, where”
Up to 300 words, three-word sentences, 3
numbers, uses plurals, knows all
pronouns,
Enjoys jokes, tells stories, Knows colors, Tells “tall tales,” plays
says song or poem from memory, asks
questions
Prints first name, asks what a word
means
Social/Adaptive
Regards face and voice
Recognizes parent
Regards own hand
Reaches for familiar people or
objects, anticipates feeding
Show displeasure if social
contact is broken
Ilap = 4 letters
Enjoys looking around
Recognizes that someone is a
stranger
Starts exploring environment,
plays gesture games (e.g.,
pat-a-cake)
10mos: responds to sound of
name, waves bye-bye
Kisses on request, egocentric
symbolic play, comes when
called, cooperates with
dressing
Imitates actions
15–18 mo: uses spoon and cup
Seeks help when in trouble,
Copies parent in tasks
(sweeping, dusting), plays in
company of other children
Parallel play, Temper
Tantrums
Sensorimotor to
SYMBOLIC thinking (level
2 Piaget J )= Mental image,
mental trial and error,
imitation big part of learning
Group play, shares toys, takes
turns, plays well with others,
knows full name, age, gender
cooperatively with a group of
children
TOILET TRAINED
Interested in basic sexuality
Almost all sounds except Late
8 = l, r, s, z, ch, dzh, zh until 8
yo Plays competitive games,
abides by rules, likes to help
in household tasks