Memorial Regional Hospital Rehabilitation Center
Watch Me Grow
Developmental Skills Checklist
0-2 MONTHS
- Turns head to both sides when lying on stomach
- Kicks feet alternately when lying on back
- Coordinates sucking, swallowing and breathing
- Follows moving object through most of a circular path with eyes
- Moves limbs, head and eyes in response to voice or noise
3-5 MONTHS
- Raises head and chest to 90 degrees when lying on stomach
- Aligns head with the body when pulled to sitting
- Rolls stomach to back
- Sucks and swallows pureed foods from spoon
- Reaches for dangling objects
- Plays with hands together
- Transfers toys from hand to hand
- Vocalizes when talked to or sung to
- Turns eyes and head in direction of voices and sounds
6-8 MONTHS
- Reaches for toys while playing on stomach
- Sits unsupported for 30 seconds
- Rolls from back to stomach
- Crawls on stomach
- Gums and swallows crackers
- Drinks from a cup with help
- Chews food
- Rakes or scoops up raisins and holds them
- Vocalizes consonant sounds
- Imitates sounds already in repetition
9-11 MONTHS
- Crawls on hands and knees
- Pulls to stand using furniture and walks holding furniture
- Stands alone
- Finger-feeds small pieces of food
- Chews crackers
- Eats mashed table foods
- Pokes with isolated index finger
- Uses thumb and first finger to grasp raisin
- Imitates sounds combinations (mama, dada, baba)
- Imitates non-speech sounds (click, cough)
- Inhibits activity in response to “NO”
12-15 MONTHS
- Walks alone including stops, starts and turns
- Squats in play and resumes standing
- Feeds self with spoon (many spills)
- Chews well
- Builds a two-cube tower
- Scribbles spontaneously (no demonstration)
- Imitates words
- Uses two words meaningfully
- Shows a body part, clothing item, or toy when asked
16-19 MONTHS
- Runs stiffly
- Walks up stairs when held by one hand
- Climbs onto adult-sized chair
- Drinks from a cup without help
- Eats entire meal with spoon without help
- Sorts round shapes in shape sorter
- Follows two familiar directions
- Uses more than two single words to express wants
- Points to three body parts on self or doll
20-23 MONTHS
- Jumps in place
- Walks down stairs held by one hand
- Sucks through a straw
- Makes vertical and circular scribble after demonstration
- Completes three-piece puzzles
- Attempts to fold paper imitatively
- Uses two-word sentences
- Names at least three familiar objects or pictures
- Follows a new instruction exactly
24-27 MONTHS
- Goes up and down stairs alone
- Kicks a ball
- Draws lines up and down after demonstration
- Unscrews jar lid
- Scribbles with circular motion
- Uses own name when referring to self
- Uses three-word sentences
28-31 MONTHS
- Walks on tiptoes
- Builds eight-cube tower
- Responds properly to two requests regarding location
- Uses three different sentence types
32-35 MONTHS
- Rides tricycle using pedals
- Copies a circle already drawn
- Cuts with scissors
- Uses fork
- Spoon-feeds (no spilling)
- Uses four different grammatical constructions appropriately
