Developmental milestones include gross motor skills like sitting, walking, and balance, fine motor skills such as eating and writing, language skills such as speaking and communicating, cognitive thinking skills, and social skills including interacting with others. If developmental delays are not recognized early, it can be difficult for children to learn when they start school. In the United States, 17 percent of children have developmental or behavioral disabilities, but less than half are identified before starting school. The document provides additional resources on developmental delays.

1. Examples of Developmental Milestones:

2. £>ross 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. Comment [CC4]:
Cognitive: Thinking skills: including learning, understanding, problem-solving, reasoning, and remembering.
Teaching Strategies for students with
Social: Interacting with others, having relationships with family, friends, and teachers, cooperating, and responding to the developmental delay
feelings of others. ]
Motor Skills
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 •Hands on activities such as rolling a ball
when they start school. In the United States, 17 percent of children have a developmental or behavioral disability. But, less than half of Sensory and Thinking Skills
children with problems are identified before starting school.
•Repetition such as playing "I Spy" multiple times
using the same object
{Additional Resources:
Language and Social Skills
NICHCY Developmental Delay Resources: •Group activities such as playing rhyming games
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) offers brief, but detailed fact sheets on Developmental Comment [c5]:
Delays. Each fact sheet defines the disability, describes its characteristics, offers tips for parents and teachers, and connects you with
References & additional resources:
related information and organizations with special expertise. Also, lists early intervention services by state.
http://ecft.gpoaccess.gov/cgiAAext/text-idx?
c=ecft&rgn=div8&view=text&node=34:2.1.1.1.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (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 1.1.36.7&idno=34
Make-A-Difference Information Network at 1-800-332-6262 http://www.med.umich.edu/vourchiid/tODics/devdel.
Developmental Delay Resources (DDR): http://www.zerotothree.org/
A nonprofit organization dedicated to meeting the needs of those working with children who have developmental delays in sensory
www. cdc.gov/actearlv
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 http://nichcv.org/state-oreanization-search-bv-state
after the diagnosis to support children with special need. http://www.utahparentcenter.org/disabilities/dd/
http://www.devdelay.org/
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 http://www.utafababvwatch.ora
suspect DD, early intervention strategies and techniques, special education, and transition http://www.ddivantage.com