They have taught him how to sit up, climb, eat, work puzzles, and make sounds toward talking. Cognitive - This area assesses the thinking skills of a child, such as reasoning, problem solving and knowledge. It includes skills such as memory, knowing shapes,colors, size, and position. Language or speech - This area focuses on how well children are understanding what is said to them and how they use thier language. Receptive language does not include verbal responses, but does ask that children point to things or obey verbal commands.
Expressive language requires either a verbal or gestural responce.
Children from 0-3 may not articulate or pronounce everything well. The concern at this age is thier use of language - amount, not quaility. Adaptive - This area examines the child's ability to cope independently with the skills of daily living and includes feeding, dressing, toileting and grooming. This area examines the child's development in large muscle coordination including strength and balance. It includessitting, crawling, walking, running, climbing and throwing.