developmentally
Regarding staged progression
Developmentally describes something in terms of growth, maturation, or stages of development.
A child who is developmentally delayed has not reached expected milestones for their age.
The term appears often in medical and educational contexts: developmentally appropriate curriculum, developmentally disabled.
It can also describe how something unfolds over time: The project is developmentally on track.
Process of becoming complete
- progressionSequential forward movement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
unfolding · flourishing · blossoming · ripening · readiness · trajectory · delay · regression
Earliest period of life
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- preschoolEarly childhood educational program
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
puberty · juvenile · kindergarten · nursery · early childhood · middle childhood · teenage · young adult
Brain's self-rewiring ability
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- literacyAbility to read, write
numeracy · retention · learning · understanding · problem-solving · memory · attention · language acquisition
Moving on hands, knees
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- first wordsInfant's earliest speech
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
- graspingGreedy for wealth
sitting up · potty training · weaning · object permanence · smiling · laughing · waving · clapping
Made to wait longer
- impairedWeakened in function
- challengedDisputed or questioned
- atypicalNot conforming to type
- disorderAbsence of organization
assessment · screening · intervention · therapy · support · accommodations · IEP · early intervention
maturation
Process of becoming complete
- progressionSequential forward movement
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
adaptation · unfolding · flourishing · blossoming · ripening · readiness · trajectory · delay · regression · acceleration
infancy
Earliest period of life
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- preschoolEarly childhood educational program
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
adolescence · puberty · juvenile · kindergarten · nursery · early childhood · middle childhood · teenage · young adult · prenatal
neuroplasticity
Brain's self-rewiring ability
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
literacy · numeracy · retention · learning · understanding · problem-solving · memory · attention · language acquisition · spatial awareness
crawling
Moving on hands, knees
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- first wordsInfant's earliest speech
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
grasping · sitting up · potty training · weaning · object permanence · smiling · laughing · waving · clapping · pointing
delayed
Made to wait longer
- impairedWeakened in function
- challengedDisputed or questioned
- atypicalNot conforming to type
disorder · assessment · screening · intervention · therapy · support · accommodations · IEP · early intervention · special needs
developmentallysuddenly
Without prior indication
instantly · immediately · abruptly · instantaneously · all at once
developmentallyrandomly
Without deliberate selection
haphazardly · chaotically · erratically · unsystematically · arbitrarily
- developmental delaysSlower than typical progression
- developmental milestonesExpected stages of child progress
- developmental disorderImpairment in early growth
- developmentally disabledCognitive limitations from birth
- developmental stagesOrdered periods of maturation
- developmental disabilitiesChronic conditions limiting typical functioning