BOSR DCF Study Guide| questions with complete solutions
What are the three main reasons child care programs observe and screen children? Correct
Answer: 1. Facilitate growth and development of every child
2. Detect early signs of developmental delay or disability
3. Identify signs of child abuse or neglect
Define: Assessment Correct Answer: Assessment is a process whereby an agency or
organization gathers and reviews multiple sources of information about a child's suspected or
confirmed developmental delay or disability, and uses that information to improve a child's
outcomes.
Define: Evidence Correct Answer: Documented evidence refers to written data collected by the
program. For example, there may be a file note stating when a child could stand on one foot.
Define: Developmental Domains Correct Answer: Categorize children's skills and abilities.
They include Physical Development, Cognitive Development and General Knowledge,
Language and Communication, Social and Emotional, and Approaches to Learning.
Define: Evaluation Correct Answer: Evaluation is a process that determines a child's eligibility
for federal, state, and local programs and services.
Define: Natural Environment Correct Answer: Refers to places the child would typically be,
such as home, the child care program, school, a place
of worship, or the homes of family and friends rather than a director's office, doctor/therapist's
office, or similar places.
Define: Observation Correct Answer: An ongoing process in which child care professionals
recognize and document identifiable developmental milestones as they appear, using tools such
as checklists, anecdotal records, and running records.
Define: Screening Correct Answer: Is an ongoing process in which child care professionals use
specialized observation and documentation tools to identify, document, and monitor typical
development or possible developmental delay.
Give examples of professional groups that perform each of these four activities: observation,
screening, assessment, and evaluation. Correct Answer: Observation: child care professionals
monitor a child as he or she demonstrates identified skills or abilities within a developmental
domain or domains.
Assessment: child care professionals refer families to the Florida Diagnostic and Learning
Resource System's Child Find for assessment, which may result in them being referred to
Children's Medical Services for evaluation of a delay or disability.
, Evaluation:Children's Medical Services performs assessment and evaluation processes to
determine eligibility for programs and services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA).
Screening: child care professionals or other medical professionals
Relate the four guidelines for observations and screenings that take place in child care settings.
Correct Answer: 1. Be informed
2. Be objective and accurate
3. Be honest and fair
4. Be focused
Name characteristics seen in effective child care professionals who observe and screen children.
Correct Answer: Objective, follow directions, accurate/relevant documentation, ethical, honest,
fair, information seeker
Describe best practices used by skilled practitioners to obtain valid and usable results. Correct
Answer: Review appropriate general information immediately prior to an observation or
screening session. This includes:
1. Developmental domains and milestones
2. Information about the child's abilities and unique needs
3. Study the child's file
4. Know how to use the observation or screening tool before attempting to use it.
5. Ensure observation and screening results do not reflect personal feelings. Set aside personal
beliefs and consider only facts.
6. Document all relevant information
7. Ensure documentation is correct and complete.
8. Document children's development over time.
9. Observe and screen when children are at their best.
10. Conduct sessions in the child's natural setting with familiar staff
11. Never observe or screen with the intent of confirming a suspicion of delay, disability, abuse,
or neglect.
12. Allow enough time.
13. Observe or screen one child at a time.
14. Pay attention to small differences and details, because it is in those one can see emerging
trends and patterns of growth and development, the earliest signs of delay or disability, and
subtle signs of abuse or neglect. If signs of child abuse or neglect are observed, you must, by
law, report them to the Abuse Hotline.
15. Work methodically and thoughtfully. To work methodically, professionals are organized,
systematic, and deliberate
List characteristics shared by quality screening instruments. Correct Answer: 1. Easy to use.
2. Accurate.
3. Affordable.
4. readily available.
5. sensitive in regards to ethnicity, culture, and linguistics.
What are the three main reasons child care programs observe and screen children? Correct
Answer: 1. Facilitate growth and development of every child
2. Detect early signs of developmental delay or disability
3. Identify signs of child abuse or neglect
Define: Assessment Correct Answer: Assessment is a process whereby an agency or
organization gathers and reviews multiple sources of information about a child's suspected or
confirmed developmental delay or disability, and uses that information to improve a child's
outcomes.
Define: Evidence Correct Answer: Documented evidence refers to written data collected by the
program. For example, there may be a file note stating when a child could stand on one foot.
Define: Developmental Domains Correct Answer: Categorize children's skills and abilities.
They include Physical Development, Cognitive Development and General Knowledge,
Language and Communication, Social and Emotional, and Approaches to Learning.
Define: Evaluation Correct Answer: Evaluation is a process that determines a child's eligibility
for federal, state, and local programs and services.
Define: Natural Environment Correct Answer: Refers to places the child would typically be,
such as home, the child care program, school, a place
of worship, or the homes of family and friends rather than a director's office, doctor/therapist's
office, or similar places.
Define: Observation Correct Answer: An ongoing process in which child care professionals
recognize and document identifiable developmental milestones as they appear, using tools such
as checklists, anecdotal records, and running records.
Define: Screening Correct Answer: Is an ongoing process in which child care professionals use
specialized observation and documentation tools to identify, document, and monitor typical
development or possible developmental delay.
Give examples of professional groups that perform each of these four activities: observation,
screening, assessment, and evaluation. Correct Answer: Observation: child care professionals
monitor a child as he or she demonstrates identified skills or abilities within a developmental
domain or domains.
Assessment: child care professionals refer families to the Florida Diagnostic and Learning
Resource System's Child Find for assessment, which may result in them being referred to
Children's Medical Services for evaluation of a delay or disability.
, Evaluation:Children's Medical Services performs assessment and evaluation processes to
determine eligibility for programs and services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA).
Screening: child care professionals or other medical professionals
Relate the four guidelines for observations and screenings that take place in child care settings.
Correct Answer: 1. Be informed
2. Be objective and accurate
3. Be honest and fair
4. Be focused
Name characteristics seen in effective child care professionals who observe and screen children.
Correct Answer: Objective, follow directions, accurate/relevant documentation, ethical, honest,
fair, information seeker
Describe best practices used by skilled practitioners to obtain valid and usable results. Correct
Answer: Review appropriate general information immediately prior to an observation or
screening session. This includes:
1. Developmental domains and milestones
2. Information about the child's abilities and unique needs
3. Study the child's file
4. Know how to use the observation or screening tool before attempting to use it.
5. Ensure observation and screening results do not reflect personal feelings. Set aside personal
beliefs and consider only facts.
6. Document all relevant information
7. Ensure documentation is correct and complete.
8. Document children's development over time.
9. Observe and screen when children are at their best.
10. Conduct sessions in the child's natural setting with familiar staff
11. Never observe or screen with the intent of confirming a suspicion of delay, disability, abuse,
or neglect.
12. Allow enough time.
13. Observe or screen one child at a time.
14. Pay attention to small differences and details, because it is in those one can see emerging
trends and patterns of growth and development, the earliest signs of delay or disability, and
subtle signs of abuse or neglect. If signs of child abuse or neglect are observed, you must, by
law, report them to the Abuse Hotline.
15. Work methodically and thoughtfully. To work methodically, professionals are organized,
systematic, and deliberate
List characteristics shared by quality screening instruments. Correct Answer: 1. Easy to use.
2. Accurate.
3. Affordable.
4. readily available.
5. sensitive in regards to ethnicity, culture, and linguistics.
