Risk Factors and Developmental
Delays
There are many risk factors for
children prior to birth and during early development through infancy and
toddler years. Often, children with many risk factors (such as poverty and poor
access to health care) suffer from one or more developmental delays. To prevent
these delays, children with many risk factors are placed in early intervention
services to help identify and prevent delays.
Using the risk factors create a
one paragraph scenario that states the age of a child, his or her gender, and
some risk factors. Then, read your classmates scenarios and suggest some early
interventions that can be used to reduce the risks that are listed. Make sure
to explain how identifying individual risk factors can help in creating an
individualized intervention plan.





