The Developmental monitoring Over Time (DOT) Guide was developed to provide staff working with infants and toddlers with a means to monitor child development over time during implementation of the Family Enrichment Program’s Infant and Toddler Curriculums. The DOT Guide outlines functional behaviors which can be observed during curriculum based play activities. The areas of play that correspond with the infant curriculum are mastery motivation, social play, baby games, exploratory play, book play, scribble play, communication play, music play, snack play, play with toys sensory play, and movement play. The areas of play that correspond with the toddler curriculum are mastery motivation, social play, problem solving play, pretend play, book play, scribble play, communication play, music play, snack play, block play, messy play and active play. The guide can also be utilized to set goals that encourage children to both practice current skills and learn new skills at the next level of development while they play. When there are concerns about a child’s development that have been observed over time, children are referred to Child and Family Connections for an in-depth evaluation which determines the need for early intervention services.
The DOT... was developed by the ECHO Family Enrichment Program StaffJulie Balis, M.A., CCC, Speech/Language Pathologist Diane Collier, M.A., Developmental Therapist Kitty Cunningham, MSW, Social Worker Jane Dwyer, M.A., Developmental Therapist Linda Goforth, M.A., Speech/Language Pathologist Geralyn Johnson, M.A., Developmental Therapist Nancy Kuglin, M.A., Developmental Therapist Veronica Woods, B.S., OTR, Occupational Therapist Keisha Nobles, Computer Specialist |