developmental milestone

[beastmaster]

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2nd year here. I'm reading about developmental milestones. Says here that by 3-4 years old, the kid should have enough fine motor skill to copy simple shapes, such as a circle or square.

My question: if this is under-developed, and you ask the kid to copy a circle, what comes out? Does the kid cry instead of even making the attempt? Or does he make the attempt but draws the ugliest circle-square mankind has ever seen?

 

[nala]

I don't have much experience in this area, but I have personally seen some of the ugliest "circles" ever by kids who haven't hit that milestone..you might know it is a circle because you are looking for it, but it really might just look like a blob. Or they might just scribble something else. just what I've seen.
[Usually the child is handed a piece of paper with pre-made shapes (circle/square/cross) on it and asked to copy the images..that gives you the ability to see if the child has reached the milestone for say, drawing a pentagon without having to know the word pentagon (they might call it a house for example]

 

[Mayhem]

2nd year here. I'm reading about developmental milestones. Says here that by 3-4 years old, the kid should have enough fine motor skill to copy simple shapes, such as a circle or square.

My question: if this is under-developed, and you ask the kid to copy a circle, what comes out? Does the kid cry instead of even making the attempt? Or does he make the attempt but draws the ugliest circle-square mankind has ever seen?

From the few under-developed kids I saw, it was more like the second case. Just grossly abnormal circles and squares.

 

[emeddo]

From the few under-developed kids I saw, it was more like the second case. Just grossly abnormal circles and squares.

Dang it, I think mine still look like that 🙂

 

[applicant2002]

2nd year here. I'm reading about developmental milestones. Says here that by 3-4 years old, the kid should have enough fine motor skill to copy simple shapes, such as a circle or square.

My question: if this is under-developed, and you ask the kid to copy a circle, what comes out? Does the kid cry instead of even making the attempt? Or does he make the attempt but draws the ugliest circle-square mankind has ever seen?

having done Denver Developmentals all week, maybe I can give some insight. kiddos are supposed to first be able to scribble, then draw a straight line, then a circle and then a square (usu at 2,3,4 years for the latter milestones, and at 5 they can draw a triangle).

If you ask a child who can scribble to draw a circle, they will just scribble. If you ask a child who can draw a line to draw a circle, they will either scribble or draw a line or something like that. for a slightly more advanced child (e.g. can draw a circle, but not a square). A square may end up looking like a circle or have two straight sides and the rest of it end up being a circle. Often they will take a long time to draw it as if they are thinking how to do it, but just cant seem to grasp the concept.

 

[Mayhem]

Dang it, I think mine still look like that 🙂

Don't worry. I've never been able to draw a straight line in my life, even with a ruler. On the plus side, in just over a year I'll be in charge of people's life.

 

[Beau Geste]

having done Denver Developmentals all week, maybe I can give some insight. kiddos are supposed to first be able to scribble, then draw a straight line, then a circle and then a square (usu at 2,3,4 years for the latter milestones, and at 5 they can draw a triangle).

If you ask a child who can scribble to draw a circle, they will just scribble. If you ask a child who can draw a line to draw a circle, they will either scribble or draw a line or something like that. for a slightly more advanced child (e.g. can draw a circle, but not a square). A square may end up looking like a circle or have two straight sides and the rest of it end up being a circle. Often they will take a long time to draw it as if they are thinking how to do it, but just cant seem to grasp the concept.

unless you get a child with autism. Then you can be surprised.

 

[montessori2md]

Basically, Denver and it's cousins give you a generalized idea of where the kid is -did he draw a circle or not?
What I tend to have trouble with is kids who are totally noncompliant (this may happen more in my setting =headstart center- than in the dr's office.
Dev. screening is more useful in combination with other info (parent interview) and seen over time (went from scribbling to drawing lines in 6 mo? he's improving).
See also HELP (Hawaii Early Learning Profile), that's my new favorite.