NPMT

Tutorial

Developmental Milestones

Introduction

A solid understanding of the normal developmental path of a infant into a child is fundamental to the medical assessment of the young child. Developmental milestones are often presented as long list of outcomes, and attempting to memorise this is often intimidating to students. This session aims to increase familarity and confidence with the developmental domains and major milestones, providing a foundation for students to cement their knowledge throughout their paedatric term.

Content Contributors:

Author: Dr Alice Morgan

Content approval: Dr Damon Shorter

Version History
Verison 1: May 2020

  • It requires 1 hours preparation.

  • It can be taught in 1 hours

Preparation materials: Curriculum Pack, Developmental Milestones Guide (PDF)

Teaching approach

As with all modules, familiarise yourself with the NPMT principles prior to planning your session.

Session aims and objectives

  1. To be able to identify the gross motor milestones from birth to 5 years of age

  2. To be able to identify the fine motor milestones from birth to 5 years of age

  3. To be able to identify the speech and language milestones from birth to 5 years of age

  4. To be able to identify the social and emotional milestones from birth to 5 years of age

  5. To be able to identify the cognitive milestones from birth to 5 years of age

  6. Be able to understand the red flags for developmental delay

Tips & Tricks:

  • Assessing children at different levels of development is vital to proper understanding of the developmental milestones- we recommend either incorporating infant and child assessments into your session or scheduling this session shortly before students will get the opportunity to practice this assessment in their regular teaching

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