CHILD’S NAME: ……………………………………..………….… DoB: …………………………
Assessment Date: …………………………………………
ONE-TWO YEARSEARLY IDENTIFICATION ASSESSMENT BAG
Contents
Four piece inset puzzle2
Sensory bricks3/4
Shape sorter5
Cause and EffectPush & Go Activity e.g.Clickety Clackety Crab6
Texture BooksThat’s not my Teddy7/8
Mark makingPeppa Pig Aquamat9/10
Ring stacker11
Teddy Bear12/13
Symbolic PlayTea Set14
EARLY YEARS SEN INCLUSION SERVICE
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Four piece inset puzzle
Action / Age Norm / ✓or✗ / CommentsCloses hand firmly around object placed in palm / 3 – 6 mths
Pick up things with
thumb and fingers in an immature pincer grasp / 6 – 9 mths
Can release toy from grasp by dropping or pressing against a firm surface but cannot yet place down deliberately / 9 – 12 mths
Removes pieces from inset puzzle and large peg from pegboard / 12 – 18 mths
Learns to pick up small objects easily with thumb and index finger (pincer grasp) / 12 –18 mths
Attempt to purposefully place inset pieces into puzzle / 18 –24 mths
Fits shapes into inset puzzle with increasing accuracy / 24 – 30 mths
Additional Comments:
Sensory Bricks
Action / Age Norm / ✓or✗ / CommentsExplores objects with mouth / 3 – 6 mths
Uses 2 hands to scoop up toys / 3 – 6 mths
Passes toys from hand to hand / 3 – 6 mths
Holds 2 toys – one in each hand / 3 – 6 mths
Plays with objects by shaking and turning them around in their hands / 6 – 9 mths
Plays with objects by banging, shaking, turning / 9 – 12 mths
Stretches out with one hand to grasp toy if offered / 9 – 12 mths
Builds tower with 2 blocks (stabilised by adult) / 9 –12 mths
Enjoys knocking down towers built by an adult / 9 – 12 mths
Sensory Bricks
Builds a tower with 3 blocks / 12 – 18 mthsBuilds a tower with 5 blocks / 18 – 24 mths
Builds a tower with up to 6 blocks independently / 24 – 30 mths
Additional Comments:
Shape Sorter
Action / Age Norm / ✓or✗ / CommentsExplores objects with mouth / 3 –6 mths
Plays with objects by turning them around in hands / 3 – 6 mths
Starts to reach out to objects / 3 – 6 mths
Very early imitation of adults e.g. tries to move hands or object after watching adult / 6 – 9 mths
Watches and helps adult put shapes into sorter / 9 – 12 mths
Uses a trial and error approach to place, post and fit shapes / 12 – 18 mths
Begins to discern basic difference in shape / 18 – 24 mths
Additional Comments:
Cause & Effect – Clickety Clackety Crab
Action / Age Norm / ✓or✗ / CommentsShows interest in mobiles or music / 0 – 3 mths
Attends to toys that have lights and/or sounds / 3 – 6 mths
Very early imitation of adults e.g. tried to move hands or object after watching adult / 6 – 9 mths
Activates simple cause and effect toys / 9 – 12 mths
Repeats actions to explore object’s properties / 9 – 12 mths
Additional Comments:
Texture Book
Action / Age Norm / ✓or✗ / CommentsShows preference for high definition colours / 0 – 3 mths
Handles fabric and texture books / 3 – 6 mths
Actively seeks out and experiences touchy/feely parts on pages / 6 – 9 mths
Helps turn pages in a book / 9 – 12 mths
Shares books with an adult by turning pages, lifting flaps and touching textures / 12 – 18 mths
Points to 1 or 2 named items in picture books / 12 – 18 mths
Shows an interest in illustrations, labelling and commenting / 12 – 18 mths
Listens to short stories / 18 – 24 mths
Holds book the correct way up / 18 – 24 mths
Looks at and talks about pictures / 18 – 24 mths
Points to 3 – 5 named items on page / 18 – 24 mths
Texture Book Cont’d
Looks through picture books independently / 24 – 30 mthsListens attentively to short stories / 24 – 30 mths
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Mark making - Peppa Pig Aquamat
Action / Age Norm / ✓or✗ / CommentsUses whole hand to hold objects / 3 – 6 mths
Handles, feels, manipulates, mouths 3D objects and materials / 6 – 9 mths
Grasps marker when offered / 6 – 9 mths
Aware that hand movements may make a mark / 9 – 12 mths
Holds pen/crayon using a palmar grasp and begins to scribble / 12 – 18 mths
Uses marker to make intentional marks / 12 – 18 mths
Scribbles but marks may go off the page / 18 – 24 mths
Holds marker usually in preferred hand / 18 – 24 mths
Scribbles spontaneously and makes dots on paper / 18 – 24 mths
Mark making - Peppa Pig Aquamat Cont’d
Uses marker to make separate marks / 24 – 30 mthsMarks confined to page / 24 – 30 mths
Imitates modelled pencil movements e.g. circular, to and fro, vertical and horizontal / 24 – 30 mths
Additional Comments:
Ring Stacker
Action / Age Norm / ✓or✗ / CommentsPlays with and explores objects by touching them, looking at them and placing them in their mouth / 3 – 6 mths
Starts to reach out to toys or objects / 3 – 6 mths
Passes toys from hand to hand / 3 – 6 mths
Very early imitation of adults e.g. tries to move hands or object after watching adult / 6 – 9 mths
Grasps ring and moves towards stacker / 9 – 12 mths
Places rings on stacker in any order / 12 – 18 mths
Begins to discern basic difference of size / 18 – 24 mths
Stacks rings in order of size with some consistency / 24 –30 mths
Additional Comments:
Teddy Bear
Action / Age Norm / ✓or✗ / CommentsSmiles at interesting objects / 3 – 6 mths
Plays with and explores objects by touching them, looking at them and placing them in the mouth / 3 –6 mths
Can move eyes to follow the path of a moving object / 3 – 6 mths
Begins to be interested in small objects or the detail of a toy e.g. ribbon, facial features, label, button etc. / 6 – 9 mths
Responds to key words in play e.g. ‘Where’s the teddy?’ / 9 – 12 mths
Picks up large objects such as teddy. Carries large toy when walking / 12 – 18 mths
Carries large toy when walking / 12 – 18 mths
Beginning of simple imaginary play e.g. pretending to be asleep or feeding teddy / 12 – 18 mths
Teddy Bear Cont’d
Points to simple body parts / 18 – 24 mthsAdditional Comments:
Tea Set
Action / Age Norm / ✓or✗ / CommentsExplores objects with mouth / 3– 6 mths
Start to reach out to toys or objects / 3 – 6 mths
Passes toys from hand to hand / 3 – 6 mths
Very early imitation of adults eg tries to move hands or objects after watching adult / 6 – 9 months
Responds to several familiar words e.g. cup, spoon / 9 – 12 mths
Understands simple instructions with a gesture e.g. ‘give teddy a drink’ / 9 – 12 mths
Shows understanding of familiar objects by actions e.g. pretends to drink from an empty cup / 12 – 18 mths
Actively plays with tea set and teddy / 12 – 18 mths
Additional Comments:
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