Inventory of Development - 2 1/2 - 5 years

Child’s Name and age: ____________________                                  Date: ________

SELF-HELP SKILLS

Y

N

Washes & dries hands with some supervision

 

 

Toilet trained well during the day

 

 

Holds glass with one hand

 

 

Controls turning of spoon

 

 

Unbuttons and zips

 

 

Buttons large buttons

 

 

Removes clothing

 

 

Puts on shoes (not always on proper feet)

 

 

Dresses self with supervision

 

 

Buttons small buttons

 

 

Dresses self completely (except for difficult fasteners)

 

 

Holds spoon and fork in fingers

 

 

Starts a zipper

 

 

Uses knife for spreading

 

 

Ties shoes

 

 

 

GROSS MOTOR SKILLS

Y

N

Pedals a tricycle

 

 

Runs well without falling

 

 

Jumps with two feet

 

 

Walks alone down stairs holding rail

 

 

Walks backwards

 

 

Bends over to pick up objects

 

 

Hops on one foot

 

 

Runs smoothly; changes speed

 

 

Can jump consecutively

 

 

Climbs a ladder fairly well

 

 

Walks down stairs alternating feet

 

 

Catches thrown ball with arms and body

 

 

Balances on one foot for a few seconds

 

 

Skips, alternating feet

 

 

Catches ball with hands

 

 

Can swing well (pumps)

 

 

 

FINE MOTOR SKILLS

Y

N

Strings 1” beads

 

 

Builds tower, 2-5 blocks

 

 

Completes inset puzzle

 

 

Scribbles, staying on paper

 

 

Holds pencil / crayon with fingers, not fist

 

 

 

Copies O

 

 

Makes snips with scissors

 

 

Pounds and squeezes clay

 

 

Copies  ½  and   ¾

 

 

Folds paper

 

 

Strings ½” beads

 

 

Builds tower, 6-9 blocks

 

 

Copies  +  and  Ú

 

 

Cuts paper in two

 

 

Describes drawings not recognizable to others

 

 

Builds tower, 10 or more blocks

 

 

Completes 3-5 piece puzzle

 

 

Traces along vertical lines

 

 

Traces along horizontal lines

 

 

Draws person with head, legs, eyes, nose and mouth

 

 

Copies  ÿ

 

 

Cuts a triangle

 

 

Drawings are recognizable

 

 

Holds pencil with tripod grasp

 

 

Colors within the lines

 

 

Draws a person with head, legs, eyes, nose, mouth, arms, and trunk

 

 

Copies  D

 

 

Traces letters and numbers

 

 

Prints first name

 

 

Cuts circles and curves

 

 

Prints letters and numbers

 

 

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Y

N

Identifies pictures of objects

 

 

Identifies some body parts

 

 

Follows single step directions

 

 

Gives first and last name

 

 

Asks simple questions

 

 

Uses pronoun to refer to others

 

 

Adds “-ing”

 

 

Uses past tense

 

 

Responds with “please” and “thank you”

 

 

Expresses wants and needs

 

 

Average length of sentence, 3 words

 

 

Delivers simple messages

 

 

Responds to and makes social greetings

 

 

States age and sex

 

 

Shows interest in the conversation of others

 

 

 

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Average length of sentence, 4 words

 

 

Gives address

 

 

Relates experiences with some understanding of sequence

 

 

Says “excuse me”

 

 

Average length of sentence, 4-5 words