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PLUM Checklist

This is PLUM checklist quiz

  • Talk with the parent/carer about how much they see their child doing these things. Give age-appropriate examples and encourage the parent to give examples. The questions related to the child's home language. Work with an interpreter as appropriate. Click the answers as you go ('Not yet / A little', 'Sometimes', 'A lot / always').
    Data you enter is used for generating the report and then deleted after 24 hours.
  • DD slash MM slash YYYY
    By putting in the child's date of birth, this will bring up age appropriate examples and scoring
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  • Smiley face
    • e.g. bub stills or quietens, eyes may widen.
    • e.g. bub turns to your voice.
    • e.g. bub turns to your voice or answers.
    • e.g. child answers from another room.
    • e.g. child answers from another room.
  • Smiley face
    • e.g. does bub smile when you start talking?
    • e.g. wave bye bye, clap hands.
    • e.g. can you give me the cup? Where's your tummy?
    • e.g. can you get your shoes? Get your toy?
    • e.g. can you get your teddy? Wash your hands.
  • Smiley face
    • e.g. does your bub turn take, for example, when you make a sound they might try to copy you? They may look towards you when you speak.
    • e.g. does your bub turn take, for example, when you make a sound they might try to copy you? They may look towards you when you speak.
    • does your bub turn take, for example, when you make a sound they might try to copy you? They may look towards you when you speak.
    • e.g. does your bub turn take, for example, when you make a sound they might try to copy you? They may look towards you when you speak.
    • e.g. does your bub turn take, for example, when you make a sound they might try to copy you? They may look towards you when you speak.
  • Smiley face
    • e.g. bub may quieten or stop sucking when you sing.
    • e.g. bub may smile or giggle.
    • e.g. does bub try to do the actions of songs?
    • e.g. can bub sing along?
    • e.g. if you are telling a story, does your child stay interested?
  • Smiley face
    • e.g. bub stills or quietens, eyes may widen.
    • e.g. bub turns to your voice.
    • e.g. bub turns to your voice or answers.
    • e.g. bub answers or does what you have asked.
    • e.g. bub answers or does what you have asked.
  • Smiley face
    • e.g. bub might smile.
    • e.g. bub might smile.
    • e.g. bub may turn to the person.
    • e.g. bub may say the person's name.
    • e.g. bub may say the person's name.
  • Smiley face
    • e.g. dogs or if you drop a spoon, bub may startle to loud sounds.
    • e.g. dogs or birds, bub may startle to loud sounds.
    • e.g. dogs, birds, music.
    • e.g. dogs, birds, music.
    • e.g. dogs, birds, music.

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