Visual Development
There are some vision development milestones which can be used as guidelines. If your child cannot perform at least two of the age-level specific tasks below, get his or her eyes examined.
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Child's Age |
Expected Behavior |
| 5 to 6 Months |
- Eyes move together all the time
- Becomes skillful with hand-eye coordination and is able to reach and grasp at objects freely or direct a bottle into the mouth
- Smiles at or pats mirror image
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| 6 to 8 Months |
- Picks up and touches small objects with “raking” motion
- Searches for hidden objects
- Shows color preference for reds and yellows
- Looks for dropped toys
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| 10 to 12 Months |
- Understands and accomplishes vision related motor tasks such as stacking blocks, putting pegs into round holes, crawling, standing, walking
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| 1 to 2 Years |
- Identifies geometric forms by placing blocks in appropriately shaped holes
- Shows interest in pictures
- Scribbles on paper
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| 2 to 3 Years |
- Finds object that moves out of sight without following its path
- Recalls visual images
- Puts together six-piece puzzles or is able to match six pairs of items
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| 3 to 4 Years |
- Copies geometric figures
- Reading readiness present – responds to vision/speech-sound coordination activities like those on “Sesame Street”
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| 4 to 5 Years |
- Recognizes names or colors
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