Screeners and Diagnostic Tests

According to Wortham (2012), “Screening tests are administered to detect
indicators that a child might have a developmental problem that needs
to be further investigated” (p. 56). As a teacher you can then use these
results to effectively plan how to best meet the needs of your
students. For this assignment, start by analyzing two different children
from the “Developmental Checklists Birth to Five”
document. These checklists are already completed and contain
information about the development of children ranging in ages from birth
to five. You will need to use the developmental checklist of two
different children’s age groups to complete your analysis. Based on your
analysis, create an activity to address one skill on the checklist for
each child. Your assignment should include:

1. An analysis of two
   different children from the checklists. Make sure to state which
   checklist you are using in your analysis and the age of each child. Your
   analysis needs to include information that you have learned from the
   checklist about each child’s strengths and developmental concerns you
   would have about the child. Be specific and describe at least three
   different developmental areas that are covered on the checklist.
2. For one item on each checklist, create an activity that will
   allow you to address each child’s need on that particular skill. (e.g.,
   If you use the checklist for 12- to 24-month-olds and it states that
   they cannot sort shapes or colors, your activity would contain elements
   such as naming colors and shapes, identifying colors and shapes, and
   finding examples.)
3. For each activity, include a rationale that explains the purpose of the activity.

You will need to submit this assignment to your instructor as a Word
document. Your assignment should be four to five pages in length, not
including the title page and a reference page. Lastly, include at least
one scholarly source in addition to your textbook and utilize proper
6th-edition APA citation guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing
Center.