Running head: NURSING 1
Developmental Assessment and the School-Aged Child
Name
Grand Canyon University: course name, number, section
Lisa Arends, Faculty
Date
, NURSING 2
Developmental Assessment and the School-Aged Child
Developmental assessment refers to mapping a child's enactment in relationships with
youngsters of the same age (Bellman, Byrne, & Sege, 2013). The comparison collection is
acquired from a symbolic population group section. It also includes getting to know a child and
their family to understand their needs and strengths better. Besides, it offers an objective
explanation of the capabilities and discrepancies of a child to determine program eligibility, and
such include early intervention programs. However, various factors contribute to performance
differing greatly amongst different populace collections. For instance, in a multicultural society,
it may be challenging to get the right benchmark for these standards. This paper discusses
questions on the assessment of child development.
Question 1
The comparison of the physical assessment among school-aged children is that human
needs vary with age. Thus information gathered differs from each age. For example, information
from a twelve-year child can be obtained from themselves since they can express their needs
coherently, unlike a five-year-old child who has more information from their caregiver or parent.
Also, the children aged around twelve years can pay attention for an adequate duration and give
reliable information while children below six years cannot pay attention for more than fifteen
minutes.
I would modify assessment techniques to match the developmental stage and age of the
child by ensuring the care providers gets into interaction with the kids of all ages. This will
enable the care provider to obtain the findings based on the children’s conduct. I would also
modify the providers and parent ratings to fit in different ages. For instance, I would modify
reading out the queries on a standardized test by writing answers for them to choose the response
Developmental Assessment and the School-Aged Child
Name
Grand Canyon University: course name, number, section
Lisa Arends, Faculty
Date
, NURSING 2
Developmental Assessment and the School-Aged Child
Developmental assessment refers to mapping a child's enactment in relationships with
youngsters of the same age (Bellman, Byrne, & Sege, 2013). The comparison collection is
acquired from a symbolic population group section. It also includes getting to know a child and
their family to understand their needs and strengths better. Besides, it offers an objective
explanation of the capabilities and discrepancies of a child to determine program eligibility, and
such include early intervention programs. However, various factors contribute to performance
differing greatly amongst different populace collections. For instance, in a multicultural society,
it may be challenging to get the right benchmark for these standards. This paper discusses
questions on the assessment of child development.
Question 1
The comparison of the physical assessment among school-aged children is that human
needs vary with age. Thus information gathered differs from each age. For example, information
from a twelve-year child can be obtained from themselves since they can express their needs
coherently, unlike a five-year-old child who has more information from their caregiver or parent.
Also, the children aged around twelve years can pay attention for an adequate duration and give
reliable information while children below six years cannot pay attention for more than fifteen
minutes.
I would modify assessment techniques to match the developmental stage and age of the
child by ensuring the care providers gets into interaction with the kids of all ages. This will
enable the care provider to obtain the findings based on the children’s conduct. I would also
modify the providers and parent ratings to fit in different ages. For instance, I would modify
reading out the queries on a standardized test by writing answers for them to choose the response
