Concerned About Daycare Assessment

[ilovelamp]

Recently my DS (22 months) was given the ASQ-3 by my request. I had some concerns about DS and his speech. We have an appointment tomorrow with a speech therapist so we will get some solid answers as to how to move him forward with communication.
I just got the ASQ back and he basically fails in every area besides motor skills. What's concerning me is that every single question she answered no to is a firm YES at home. He does all of those things all the time with me. What I'm concerned about is why is he not performing any of his abilities in class? He acts out a lot and drop off is almost always an ordeal. Should I be worried about his environment? Do you think this could be because he isn't thriving and/or stimulated? I don't want him to be held back especially if that's the case and it is within my power to change it. I don't really know what I'm asking here but I'm curious if anyone else has knowledge or experience that can help me ease my frustration with all this?

[ilovelamp]

Jackaroe it was for age 20 month to 21 and 30 days

[ilovelamp]

Do you think it could just be that he doesn't want to perform these tasks for the teacher?
He will perform all tasks at home pretty much daily, so it isn't like he is regressing in skills. He has only a couple months left with this class. My assumption is that he will show a lot more progress moving up to the 2s.

My pediatrician had me fill out the parent questionnaire for his 18 month checkup and only had concerns about his speech. Since then he has added two more (barely understandable)words to his word bank. He just started saying shoes when I have him go get them and help him put them on. I'm so proud! I just wish he could thrive at school, where he spends most of his waking hours.

[budders]

I don't have experience with this assessment, but as a teacher, it's not uncommon to have very different ratings on these types of assessments than parents. Kids can act very differently at home and at "school". It doesn't necessarily mean that there is anything wrong with the setting, but it provides valuable information that within the daycare environment he is not demonstrating the same level of skill, which could be due to any numbers of reasons.

Anecdotally, my son is an observer first. He sits back and watches a lot in groups, and especially at daycare (we're in a multi-age home daycare where most of the children are older). We have shown our DCP video of him at home counting, "reading", dancing, etc., and she's astonished at how differently he acts when he is in his comfort zone with us.

Good luck moving forward in the process!

[ilovelamp]

Thank you so much for your responses. I feel better knowing this is pretty typical for a lot of children.

[megrae12]

Hi! I used to to do these assessments in my old job. Quick question, was he full term? If he wasn't then they need to go by his adjusted age until he reaches three years. Otherwise, you can request a questionnaire to do at home and see what/if any differences there are.

[ilovelamp]

Yes he's full time megrae12

[you]

Drop off for my kid was always an ordeal to so I wouldn't be concerned by that.
Kids do act differently in different settings.