Home | How It Works | Stats Login | Register         Case: Development Delays?? Kimberly is a Pre-K student that is showing delays in areas of language/literacy and mathematics. She is unable to answer WH questions. For example, when you ask her, "What do you cut paper with?" and you show her pictures of a pair of scissors and glue: She points to the glue or you ask her, "What makes a spider web?" and she says a book. In mathematics, she is unable to match simple pictures of a cat, dog and mouse. This same assessment has been done over and over for the past month with the same results. Her teacher states that she does not talk at all during large group and when asked a question Kimberly just nods her head. What do you suggest the next step should be? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) If Kimberly's teacher had the data to show that she has consistently made the same score (not passing/not correct) on the same test for the past month or so or documentation on the questions asked and responses Kimberly has given, I would recommend talking to the school psychologist about testing. Her teacher should show the psychologist the data she has been collecting on Kimberly so the psychologist can make suggestions on what steps to take next. To rule out hearing and sight issues, Kimberly will need to visit the school clinic or her doctor and have the results sent back to the pre-k director, psychologist, and her teacher. If that seems to not be the problem, then further testing may need to take place. If this happens, she may be identified as having specific developmental delays, and this can get her set up in the special needs program where she works with an educator in the special needs field who can focus on specific needs for her.