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DCF BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION AND SCREENING
(BOSR) NEWEST EXAM 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200
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1 - 2% of infants have no discernible disabling conditions at the time of birth, but by school age, 10% of all children are found to have some degree of developmental disability - ANSWER- True True or False: Parents could be unaware of the signs of developmental delay. It is the child care provider who can draw attention to a child who might benefit from professional intervention - ANSWER- True True or False: Proper screening leads to sound assessment so that early detection of potential developmental problems will determine the correct referral an intervention - ANSWER- True Screening provides a common reference point and basis for interaction for: - ANSWER- parents, child care workers, child development specialists
The key benefits of developmental screenings are: - ANSWER- Early detection, activities that strengthen the child's skills, quality information is available to parents regarding in-the-home activities that support normal development, common reference points and basis for interaction for all stakeholders True or False: If a child misses an early window of opportunity, some later development is more difficult or even sometimes permanently compromised - ANSWER- True Who is in the best position to detect early problems and provide accurate, timely information about the child's development? - ANSWER- Child care workers True or False: Development occurs rapidly and typically progresses in spurts - ANSWER- True True or False: There are general stages and sequences of development, but there is also an enormous variation between children - ANSWER- True Changes in body shape and proportion, includes changes in weight, height, visual perception, hearing, etc. - ANSWER- Physical health
A broad area that focuses on how children feel about themselves and their relationships with others. It refers to children's individual behaviors and responses to play and work activites, attachments to parents and caregivers, and relationships with siblings and friends: - ANSWER- Social and emotional development Refers to how skills and knowledge are acquired through three qualities of eagerness and curiosity; persistence; creativity and problem solving: - ANSWER- Approaches to learning True or False: subjective information on an observation is open to interpretation and is not useful for describing behavior - ANSWER- True When observing, the caregiver should know what to expect and observe the child over a short OR long period of time? - ANSWER- Long Short, factual narrative descriptions of a child's behavior. These records should be factual and should not include judgments: - ANSWER- Anecdotal records Records that during a specfiied period of time, the person who is observing the child writes everything the child does and
says/this tool is especially helpful in looking at social behavior: - ANSWER- Running record True or False: Running records can be targeted to a very specific behavior - ANSWER- True Can be standardized or can be developed by the teacher to identify behaviors that are going to be observed and then to record the observations by checking the box that best describes what was been observed: - ANSWER- Checklists True or False: Do not try to observe more than one child at a time - ANSWER- True True or False: When observing, make sure that distractions are kept to a minimum - ANSWER- True True or False: When observing, use an area that is unfamiliar to the child - ANSWER- False When you do not hide the fact that you are observing a child's actions - ANSWER- Overt observation
True or False: The main purpose of any good screening tool is to identify children who are in need of further evaluation to determine whether or not they are candidates for early intervention services - ANSWER- True A useful first-level screening program should be practical for assessing large numbers of children and they should do so: - ANSWER- Easily, accurately, affordably Brief tests that target social-emotional issues: - ANSWER- Social-emotional/behavioral screening tests Brief achievement test geared to show whether a child is ready to benefit from a special program: - ANSWER- Readiness test Measures knowledge or skills a child has learned: - ANSWER- Achievement tests Assessments based on children's work in the classroom focused on measuring a child's performance - ANSWER- Instructional assessments A child's emotional state in a variety of situations is tested clinically: - ANSWER- Temperament
A child is compared to others who are similar to him in age and level of development: - ANSWER- Standardized/norm referenced Focuses on observations and provides initial information that can facilitate learning: - ANSWER- Developmental screening instruments Parents write a narrative of their child's skills as they have observed them, and then professional child care providers convert this information into measurable information: - ANSWER- Parent-completed assessments Sound screening tools are: - ANSWER- reliable, valid, and free of bias True or False: Children who are born premature are in the same developmental stage as those born to term - ANSWER- False True or False: Adjusted age is used to correctly determine a child's development by taking into consideration their premature birth - ANSWER- True
emotional skills, it is designed to be administered in an educational environment and can be administered by a para- professional, available in four languages The basic tasks involved in developing and maintaining a successful screening process are: - ANSWER- organization, scheduling, executing, and follow through Observation and screening are successful when certain strategies are used. The strategies are: - ANSWER- A way to collaborate with parents, a system for planning and scheduling activities, a plan for the initial follow through The first step of any observation and screening activity: - ANSWER- Obtaining parental permission; should be built into the enrollment process A variety of methods can be used to involve parents, they are: - ANSWER- Parents can go to the center for the screening, the screening is done entirely at the school and the results are then shared with parents True or False: Asking if the child was born premature would not be an appropriate question on an enrollment form - ANSWER- False
Once you have identified a child in your care that needs further assessment, the actions you should take are: - ANSWER- talk to the parent, decide where you will direct the parent to turn for further assessment, know who in your local area can answer questions about Early Intervention Providers A child care worker recognizes and notes an identifiable performance or behavior and uses instruments such as checklists, anecdotal records, and running records. These instruments are used to measure progress against a standard and to share results with assessment experts. This is called: - ANSWER- Observation An instrument intended to identify and monitor normal development or possible developmental delay is called: - ANSWER- Screening True or False: Screening programs are not diagnostic and are not based on whether a child has passed a certain curriculum - ANSWER- True True or False: The caregiver uses the child's age to interpret the child's behavior - ANSWER- True
True or False: Follow-up assessment services are available to all Florida children, when indicated by observation and screening through the Early Intervention Program operated by the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System. The specific providers differ from region to region, so, you must identify referral sources in your local area - ANSWER- True FDLRS/child find: - ANSWER- The letters stand for Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System, is coordinated with local school districts, locates children who are potentially eligible for services under IDEA, provides information,training, and supports districts and families to promote effective parent participation Why is child care professionals observing and screening children? - ANSWER- To help with growth and development of EVERY CHILD and to use methods to help pay attention to behavior and development of the child under their care What do child care professional look for in observing and screening children? - ANSWER- •Early signs of delays and disability •Growth and development
•Child abuse
- neglect What is observation? - ANSWER- Is a ongoing process to watch and document and document development milestones What 3 tools they use for observation? - ANSWER- •check list
- anecdotal records
- running records What is screening? - ANSWER- Is a process child care professionals use special observation and documentation tools What 3 tools they use for screening? - ANSWER- •identifying documents •monitor typical and atypical development
•develop learning spaces inside and outside •personal care routines •communication and interaction practice •learning activities •program policy\ procedures What are staff members trained to do? - ANSWER- to identify and document signs early signs of developmental delays and documents signs of typical and atypical growth and development Why are child care staff in the best position? - ANSWER- They spot the earliest signs of atypical development. Therefore to help the child and family. Can staff member diagnose children? - ANSWER- No, they can only document typical and atypical patterns of development and take appropriate action
Can people report for child abuse? - ANSWER- Yes, Every adult in Florida is required by law to report any suspected abuse or neglect and can do so anonymously How can observations and screening support with quality curriculum? - ANSWER- It focuses on learning goals and objectives, lesson plans, and teaching strategies on the development and implementation of activities that strengthen the child's skills. Are child care workers anonymous when reporting child abuse?
- ANSWER- No, people who work with children are required by law to identify themselves when they report suspected child abuse or neglect. Failure to report suspected abuse or neglect is a felony of the third degree in Florida How can professional help with children quality curriculum? - ANSWER- Knowing what each child knows and can do, and uses this information to help increase skills, abilities, and knowledge. How does observing and screen help support parents? - ANSWER- By child's growth and development at home and increasing the volume and quality of information available to them.
be critical to a team of people who are helping a child with developmental delay or disability. What is a physical developmental domine? - ANSWER- To document an infant's ability to roll over, a toddler's ability to walk, a preschooler's ability to kick a ball, and a school-age child's ability to use a swings natural environment - ANSWER- at a time when he or she is at his or her best. quality program carefully document? - ANSWER- set guidelines and written procedures. Methods of documentation include checklists, anecdotal records, and running records. What are 5 benefits of Observation? - ANSWER- •Facilitate curriculum development •Guide developmentally appropriate practice •Assist in providing individualized care •Help share information with parents and others
•Reveal signs of abuse and neglect What is important about screening? - ANSWER- verify that a child is developing typically or to identify early signs of delay or disability. What does a professional does during screening? - ANSWER- During a session, trained adults identify and measure specific skills and abilities, as indicated by a screening instrument. What to understand in screening? - ANSWER- understanding that it is only one source of information that can help adults better understand a child's behavior and development the results of any single screen are never used in isolation. What does the instrument have to prove? - ANSWER- valid, accurate, and reliable. Should family be involved in screening? - ANSWER- sometimes as active participants. Results are shared with the family thought out the whole process and follow ups and the process is never rushed
