Bertha's stages of development

  • birth

  • 1 month

    • lifts head when lying on tummy. -responds to sound
    • stares at faces
    • follows objects briefly with eyes
  • 5 months

    -distinguishes between bold colors.
    - plays with his hands and feet.
    -recognizes own name.
    -turns towards new sounds .
    - rolls over ion both directions .
  • 12 months

    • imitates others' activities
    • indicates wants with gestures.
    • take a few steps .
    • says one word besides "mama" and "dada"
  • 18 months

    • will "read" board books on his own.
    • scribbles well .
    • srings two words in phrases
    • brushes teeth with help. -stacks four blocks
  • 24 months

    • names at least six body parts
    • half of speech is understandable -makes -two to three-word sentence -talks about self
    • arranges things in categories
  • 30 months

    • brushes teeth with help -washes and dries own hand -draws a vertical line
    • draws a circle
    • balances on one foot
  • 36 months

    • decribes how two objects are used
    • uses three to four words in a sentence
    • namess to actions ( e.g skipping, jumping) -hops and skips.