Looking for a developmental assessment test for a healthy and advanced 2 1/2 year old. .?

Question

My daughter is 2 1/2 and we both think she is quite advanced. I am a preschool teacher, but I cannot find any developmental assessment tests for under age 5. Any links would be appreciated. Thank you.

Answer 1

Wait until she has at least 1/2 a brain develolped! I am sure like me you see lots of potential and a bright kid but as a teacher you must know that this develops over time.  My daughter is turning 10 and I love to discover her achievments but at her own level, no pressure. Concentrate on Grade 1 & 2. Reading. Anything else is too much !

Answer 2

It has been awhile so I don't remember all of the details, but a publisher by the name of, Better Baby Press, published a book named, How to Teach a Child to Read. The contents described the results of a government contract to teach brain injured children to read. The results were impressive in that they were able to surpass grade level with many children that normally would have been considered uneducable. An interesting and important fact they discovered was that the best age to teach reading was 2 years of age.

  Now back to the question. It may take a little research, but to do what they did, they had to have access to testing material for younger children.

Answer 3

Oooh, interesting!!!!!  I've taught preschool-aged children in various programs/settings for the better part of 11 years, and I don't know if I've ever researched this subject.  After a quick search (it's almost bedtime :) ) I've found a few resources you might look into.

http://www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis/resourc...

(Basic developmental milestones up to the age of three.  As a parent and educator, I'm sure you're familiar with this concept, but my own brain has to put things in order this way!)

http://preschoolerstoday.com/resources/a...

(Parent resource--Offers traits/characteristics of exceptional/advanced preschool children)

This site:

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/tests.htm

has oodles of links to all kinds of develpmental/intelligence assesments for kids of all ages, but the one I thought might be the most relevant is this one:

http://www.curriculumassociates.com/prod...

You'd have to buy it, but perhaps you can talk the powers-that-be to invest in this or other assessment tools for your school!

Side note:  When I had just turned four, my mommy took me to visit this nice lady and we talked for a while and read some books and did some puzzles and then WHAM! -the next thing I knew, I was in kindergarten!  My point being, if all else fails, you can always have her evaluated by a child psychologist.  Although, if it turns our your daughter is advanced or even gifted, I'd recommend keeping her on a mainstream educational track, with enrichment activities on the side (classes or at home with you.)  Being an accelerated student often comes with a ton of emotional stress and social confusion.  

Good luck!

Answer 4

Lap-d or the Dial R are easy to administer and can point out what you need to know.  I have given both of them before.  I prefer the LAP-D.  Your local school system should do developmental testing every year.  contact them for more information.