5/16 BOAS

Question 1

explain observation

Answer 1

an ongoing process conducted by child care providers and others to document a child’s growth and development.

Question 2

explain screening

Answer 2

an ongoing process conducted by child care providers and others to verify that a child is developing typically or to identify early signs of delay or disabilities. In a natural environment with familiar people

Question 3

explain assessment

Answer 3

process whereby an agency or organization gathers and reviews multiple sources of information about a child’s suspected or confirmed developmental delay disability, and
uses ___ to improve a child’s outcomes. Child care professionals refer to Child Find

Question 4

explain evaluation

Answer 4

Evaluation is a process that determines a child’s eligibility for federal, state, and local programs and services.

Question 5

Explain the order of behavioral observation and screening

Answer 5

-observation (child care)
-screening (child care)
-assessment (child find)
-evaluation (agency)

Question 6

what is the role of a child care professional

Answer 6

-observation
-screening
-work with families for referrals

Question 7

define developmental milestones

Answer 7

observable behaviors, traits, skills, or abilities that typically appear at specific age ranges.

Question 8

define early intervention

Answer 8

a system of services that help children who have a developmental disability or delay

Question 9

define atypical

Answer 9

the same thing as not typical or not expected

Question 10

define documented evidence

Answer 10

refers to written data collected by the program

Question 11

define developmental domains

Answer 11

categorize children’s skills and abilities

Question 12

define natural environment

Answer 12

refers to places the child would typically be

Question 13

define DAP

Answer 13

Developmentally appropriate practice is a research-based framework based on meeting children where they are individually, chronologically (i.e., by age) and culturally

Question 14

define individualized care

Answer 14

refers to attention paid to a child which recognizes and adapts to his or her unique character and physical, emotional, and cognitive traits

Question 15

define IDEA

Answer 15

mandates that children with disabilities receive a free and public education (FAPE)

Question 16

define objectivity

Answer 16

involves the ability to set aside personal beliefs, values, opinions and biases, and consider only facts.

Question 17

define subjectivity

Answer 17

involves the application of one’s point of view when determining a course of thought or action

Question 18

define in good faith

Answer 18

a moral concept. It means to work with the sincers intention of doing the right thing, with honesty and integrily, and io perform the work at hand with the best effort possible

Question 19

define presumption

Answer 19

a belief about something or someone formed before experience shows it is true

Question 20

what does American Academy of Pediatrics recommend?

Answer 20

that children be screened at 9, 18, and 24 or 30 months and more often if the child is at risk of developmental delay or disability

Question 21

define checklist

Answer 21

a list of skills and abilities to be observed

Question 22

define anecdotal record

Answer 22

a narrative account of an event written shortly after it occurred

Question 23

define a running record

Answer 23

an account of what a child is doing as it is happening

Question 24

define a frequency count

Answer 24

records how often a behavior happens

Question 25

define conversations

Answer 25

word for word accounts of what children said while being interviewed by a provider

Question 26

define a time sample

Answer 26

what activities a child chooses to do during a given time period, which is usually half an hour

Question 27

define standardized tests

Answer 27

used to documents a child’s ability to compare and contrast

Question 28

define a rating scale

Answer 28

scale is used to measure a behavior, skill, or ability based on a series of quality or a continuum

Question 29

define a work sample

Answer 29

a product created by a child that becomes documentation of the development of a skill

Question 30

define documentation

Answer 30

everything in a child’s file, or record that help identify a child who may be at risk of maltreatment, delay, disability; or to relay a suspicion of abuse or neglect

Question 31

define people-first Language

Answer 31

a method of sentence construction that places people before any condition they have

Question 32

who tends to be at highest risk for developmental delay or disability

Answer 32

-males
-living in poverty

Question 33

define down syndrome

Answer 33

a genetic disorder characterized by distinct physical traits and intellectual impairments

Question 34

define ASD

Answer 34

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is a groups of neurodevelopment disorders characterized by social impairments, communication difficulties, and restrictive and repetitive patterns of behavior