Exceptional Needs Specialist - National Boards Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Exceptional Needs Specialist - National Boards Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What are the four developmental domains? - 1. Socio-Emotional 2. Cognitive 3. Language 4. Physical Can separate from parents , takes turns, can dress/undress/feed self - Age 3, social- emotional Enjoys make-believe, recognizes unsafe behavior - Age 4, social-emotional Knows the difference between real and make believe, initiates play - Kindergarten, social-emotional Can solve some conflicts independently, changing circle of friends, understands rules - First grade, social-emotional 2100% Pass Guarantee Olivia West, All Rights Reserved © 2025 Develops empathy, spends most social time with peers - Second and third grades, social-emotional Develop a first crush, have a best friend - Fourth and fifth grade, social-emotional Can identify some colors/shapes/numbers, knows same vs. different, before and after, basic stories, copy letters, use scissors - 4 years old, cognitive Count to twenty, largest vs smallest, print name, focus for 15 minutes - Kindergarten, cognitive Decoding and sight words, passing of time, logical reasoning, add and subtract - First grade, cognitive In-depth questions, plan ahead, predict, cause and effect, reading to learn - Second and third grade, cognitive In-depth connections, complicated cause and effect, seeks new information - Fourth and fifth grade, cognitive Follow 2-3 step directions, name most objects, say name, speak 2-3 sentences, simple conversations - 3 years old, language Pronouns and verbs, recite a familiar song, first and last name, answer who/what/when/where/why - 4 years old, language 3100% Pass Guarantee Olivia West, All Rights Reserved © 2025 Future and past tense, tell a story, name/phone number/address, purposeful language - Kindergarten, language Past and present events, express verbally and in writing - First grade, language Understand language that is not literal, purposeful writing - Second grade and third grade, language Proficient oral language, more advance writing - Fourth grade and fifth grade, language Appropriate bites of food, run, walk stairs, climb, pedal, towers of six blocks, draw, start potty training - 3 years old, physical Use a spoon and fork, pour liquids, cup and straw, done potty training - 4 years old, physical Tiptoe, jump rope, catch a ball, wash hands, use eating utensils, hand dominance - Kindergarten, physical Kick, catch, tie shoelaces, legible handwriting, writing stamina - First grade, physical Fasten buttons/zippers/snaps, run and play without resting, ride a bike, lose baby teeth - Second and third grade, physical Growth spurt, hand dominance, may start puberty - Fourth and fifth grade, physical 4100% Pass Guarantee Olivia West, All Rights Reserved © 2025 Maturational Theory - Gesell - All children go through the same sequential stages of development but at different rates Cognitive Theory - Piaget - Both biological maturation and child's interaction with the environment determine development Major stages of Piaget's framework - 1. Sensorimotor (birth to