Social and Emotional Smiles spontaneously, especially at people Likes to play with people and might cry when playing stops Copies some movements and facial expressions, like smiling or frowning. Cognitive learning, thinking, problem-solving Lets you know if she is happy or sad Responds to affection Reaches for toy with one hand Uses hands and eyes together, such as seeing a toy and reaching for it Follows moving things with eyes from side to side Watches faces closely Recognizes familiar people and things at a distance.
Cognitive learning, thinking, problem-solving Looks around at things nearby Brings things to mouth Shows curiosity about things and tries to get things that are out of reach Begins to pass things from one hand to the other. Social and Emotional May be afraid of strangers May be clingy with familiar adults Has favorite toys. If a child performs at or above the expected level, the child is not considered to be at risk for developmental issues.
One criticism of the original Denver Developmental Screening Test was a distinct class and race bias, a common problem with standardized tests in general. Future editions were redesigned to address this problem, making the test more widely applicable and sensitive. One consequence of this has been an increased incidence of false positives on the test, something for parents to be aware of. In other words, just because a child's results on the this test are believed to be abnormal, it doesn't mean the child has a developmental problem; more testing is needed.
As a consequence, the measure was not studied by its authors for the most critical attribute of any screen, its accuracy. Since , researchers have appealed to the author to recall and improve the measure but to no avail. Currently the measure is excluded from lists of recommended tools in several states e. Doing so, enables the clinician to identify children whose development deviates significantly from that of other children warranting further investigation to determine if there exists a problem requiring treatment.
The tests cover four general functions: personal social such as smiling , fine motor adaptive such as grasping and drawing , language such as combining words , and gross motor such as walking. Ages covered by the tests range from birth to six years. There are five unique features of the test that generally differentiates it from most other developmental screening tests:.
The above unique features of the test as well as its ease of administration and interpretation contribute to its widespread use in screening programs as public child health clinics, private practices, early education programs such as, nursery schools and day care centers.
In fact, the DDST and the DENVER II test have been translated into numerous foreign languages, as well as re-standardized on over 1, children in each of 12 countries to obtain national norms, resulting in its use to screen millions of children throughout the world.
In the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Children with Disabilities; Section on Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics published a list of screening tests for clinicians to consider when selecting a test to use in their practice.
Most recently, the Denver II has fallen out of favor with early childhood organizations. The Minnesota Department of Public Health stated, "The Denver II is no longer a recommended developmental screening instrument for use in Minnesota public programs.
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