This document provides an assessment of typical infant development from 0-12 months across several domains: cognitive, physical, social-emotional, and language. It outlines developmental milestones and behaviors expected at different age ranges in each domain. For example, cognitively infants may imitate sounds by 3 months and search for hidden objects by 6 months. Physically, infants may roll from back to front by 4 months and sit unsupported by 8 months. Socially and emotionally, infants begin to recognize familiar people by 5 months and check with caregivers for needs by 10 months. In language, infants may coo and babble by 3 months and say first words by 12 months.

1. INFANT By: Michelle, Rachel,
ASSESSMENT Shanna, and Jamie
(0-12 MONTHS)

2. Cognitive
Activity
• Pay attention to sights and sounds.
• Look for dropped object.
• Gaze at and track an object with
his/her eyes.
• Act to trigger a pleasing sight, sound
or motion, such as kicking at a mobile;
repeat actions many times to cause a
desired effect.
• Show curiosity about things and try
to get things that are out of reach. Math:
• Imitate sounds; imitate actions, such Play with toys and things of different
as clapping hands, pushing a toy. sizes and shapes.
• Search for a hidden object. • Anticipate “more” during routines.

3. Cognitive Assessment
Science:
Use the senses (mouthing, Social Studies:
watching, grasping, reaching) to • Show interest in people.
get information and explore • Notice daily routines.
what’s nearby.
• Use more than one sense at a Arts:
time, such as when looking at, • Gaze at pictures, photos and mirror
feeling and shaking a rattle. images.
• Repeat behaviors to figure out • Show interest in sounds, tones,
cause and effect. For example, a voices, music, colors and shapes.
toy released high always goes • Notice and move to music and/or
down (law of gravity). rhythms.
• Enjoy filling containers and
dumping them out.
• Show interest in animals and
pictures of animals.
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4. One to Three Month Old Infant
• Infants will learn to turn their
heads to preferred positions
Physical Activity
when lying on their stomachs or Four to Seven Month Old Infant
backs • Infants will be able to hold an object
• Infants will be able to hold their in their hands and bring it to their
chins up when lying on their mouths. They will eventually learn to
stomachs pass an object from one hand to the
• Infants will learn to roll from side other.
to side by three months. • Infants will be able to push their
• Infants will learn to reach out and heads and shoulders up and rest
swipe at objects that are within their weight on their forearms when
their field of view. they are lying on their stomachs.
• Infants will start producing tears • Infants in this age group will start
when they cry drooling and teething.
• Infants will learn to roll from back to
side, and then they will learn to roll
from stomach to back.
• Infants will learn to pull their feet to
their mouth and play or chew on
toes.
• Infants may sit unsupported for a
brief period of time.

5. Physical
Activity
Eight to Twelve Month Old Infant
• Infants will be able to sit alone without support.
• Infants can bang on tables or other surfaces
with an object.
• Infants will start crawling, either with their
abdomen on, or off, of the floor.
• Infants will learn to pull themselves up to a
standing position, and eventually stand alone.
• Infants will learn how to change positions, such
as going from lying to sitting.
• Infants can learn to drink from a cup.

6. Physical Assessment
Document: 6 month old checklist/observation
• General appearance & Lay baby on back and leave toys
behavior around him/her. Then observe to see if
 Facial expression baby crawls, sits up or reaches for
objects.
• Posture / movement • Sits briefly by self
• Behavior • sits in high chair
• Parent observation • stands briefly while leaning on
furniture
• Classroom observation
• rolls over both ways
• Document with camera and • digs in with toes and hands to move
take notes of changes in toward toy
physical ability • reaches precisely
• Take note of what child is • points at toys
unable to do • manipulates blocks
• uses whole hand to pick up small
objects with thumb and fingers

7. Social/emotional
Assessment Checklist
One to Two Months of Age:
During the first 3 months, an infant's
socialization is based around activities
of feeding, sleeping, elimination, and
body positioning. The infant also begins
early stages of learning to self-regulate.
In other words, to tune out when there
is too much stimulus and then arouse
when something of interest comes
about.
The infant will do such things as react to
paper being put over his or her face
and show recognition to mother or Adapted from: Allen, K.E. & Marotz, I.
(1989). Developmental profiles: Birth
other familiar and favorite caregivers. to six. Delmar Publisher Inc.
Notes: www.pediatricbehavior.com/ChildD
ev/infantsocialdev.htm

8. Social/emotional Assessment
Checklist
Three to Four Months of Age: Five to Six Months of Age: Sometime
Reaches for familiar people. between 4-6 months, the infant
Identifying self in mirror. begins exchanging interactions with
Plays actively with small toy. the caregiver. The child may smile in
Plays by pulling something over response to being smiled at, as well
face (peek-a-boo). as begin to play simple back and
Plays while propped with toys forth games, such as peek-a-boo.
for 10-15 minutes. The infant also begins cooperating
with spoon feeding, dressing, and
other daily activities. Common
behaviors you might see include:
Smiles at self in mirror.
Discriminates strangers from familiar
people.
Works for toy out of reach.
Reaches for self in mirror.

9. Social/emotional Assessment
Checklist
Seven to Nine Months of Age: Ten to Twelve Months of Age : During
During the 7-9 month time the ten to twelve month period, the
period, the infant begins to infant begins checking self need
initiate activities. The infant will against caregiver availability. In
work to gain the caregiver's other words, the infant will look to
attention, will strain to reach an the primary caregiver and cry when
object out of reach on the floor, hungry, or look for the caregiver to
and to perform other behaviors comfort a hurt or when bored.
to manipulate the environment. Common behaviors at this age
Some common behaviors include:
include: Recognizes familiar people from a
Clings to familiar people and distance of 20 feet.
hides face. Beginning to demand
Plays with or reaches for self or independence.
object in mirror by 12 months. Demands personal attention.
Cooperates with adult in games. Mouthing toys and items less.
Bites and chews toys.

10. Language Assessment
Babies may not be talking throughout these
months of their life but they are using
language to communicate. Babies soak
information up like sponges.
By the end of three months old an infant
may:
• Smile when you appear
• Be startled when hearing a loud sound
• Coo
• Quiet or smile when being talked to
• Recognize your voice
• Let out different cries for different needs

11. Language Assessment
Infants grow rapidly and are learning so
much about the world they are just
seeing for the first time.
By the end of six months an infant may:
• Making gurgling sounds when playing
or when alone
• Use repetition when talking “Ba Ba”
• Use voice to express pleasure or
displeasure
• Move eyes in the direction of sound
• Respond to changes in the tone of
voice you are using
• Notice toys make sounds
• Pay attention to music

12. Language Assessment
The next six months a lot of Infants start using language as soon
language growth happens. as they are born.
By a year old an infant may: The first thing you hear from your
• Try to imitate words baby is a cry. Since an infant has no
• Say a few words (Dada, words, this is how they communicate
Mama, Uh-oh) for the first few weeks.
• Understand simple When a child Coo’s, smiles, babbles,
instructions or uses expressions, this is all
• Understand No language.
• Turn and look in the At the age of 12 months children
direction of sounds understand simple commands.
• Use sign language Children often understand more
language than what they are able to
use.
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communicated with.

13. Possible Signs of Developmental Delays
By age 6 months, your baby:
By age 2 months, your baby:
•Doesn’t try to get things that are in reach
• Doesn’t respond to loud sounds •Shows no affection for caregivers
• Doesn’t watch things as they move •Doesn’t respond to sounds around him or her
• Doesn’t smile at people •Has difficulty getting things to mouth
• Doesn’t bring hands to mouth •Seems very floppy
• Can’t hold head up when pushing •Doesn’t make vowel sounds (such as “ah,”
up, when on tummy “eh,” “oh”)
•Doesn’t roll over in either direction
•Doesn’t laugh or make squealing sounds
By age 4 months, your baby:
•Seems very stiff, with tight muscles
• Doesn’t watch things as they move
• Doesn’t smile at people By age 9 months, your baby:
• Can’t hold head steady •Doesn’t bear weight on legs with support
• Doesn’t coo or make sounds •Doesn’t sit with help
• Doesn’t bring things to mouth •Doesn’t babble (“mama,” “baba,” “dada”)
•Doesn’t play any games involving back and-
• Doesn’t push down with legs when
feet are placed on a hard surface forth play
•Doesn’t respond to own name
• Has trouble moving one or both
eyes in all directions •Doesn’t seem to recognize familiar people
•Doesn’t look where you point
•Doesn’t transfer toys from one hand to the other

14. Thank
you!