Assessment and Treatment

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Introduction                             

According to Schweinhart (1993), assessment is an important aspect of growth and development of a human being. Specifically, assessment can be used in identifying educational or treatment needs. By collecting the relevant information concerning a child’s activities, a physician, a parent, or a children's growth moderator can plan the particular set of requirements that are necessary to enable proper growth and development of the child. This essay addresses issues related to assessment and treatment.

Why accurate assessment and sound treatment protocols essential

Assessment is the most critical part of high-quality early childhood programs which are geared towards making the lives of the children better through early disease identification, treatment, and maximization of child’s educational potential. In most cases, according to Green (2012), inaccurate assessment has led to a greater complication of the lives of children. The fact that younger children may not have the ability to express what they are facing in life makes it more complicated to accurately assess their behaviors, rate of growth, and development. There are various reasons why an accurate assessment should be conducted.

First, accurate assessment enables the parents to act early. According to a presentation on Child Assessment Common Misunderstandings, COCE Assistive Technology (2017), a child displays various developmental signs that can be used as a roadmap for assessment. This signs can be noted when the child plays, learn, speak, and act. Failure to account this transitions at the right time through assessment will limit the parent from knowing what their children could be ailing from, special talents that the child...