DCF Behavior Observation And Screening Final Exam
(2025) comprehensive questions and verified detailed
solutions ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT!!
Observation ✔✔ANSWER✔✔process in which child care
professionals RECOGNIZE and DOCUMENT identifiable
DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES as they appear, using
tools (checklists, anecdotal records, and running records) within
a developmental domain
Screening ✔✔ANSWER✔✔process in which child care
professionals use specialized OBSERVATION and
DOCUMENTATION to identify and measure specific skills and
abilities, document, and monitor typical development or possible
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY.
Developmental Milestones ✔✔ANSWER✔✔observable
BEHAVIORS, TRAITS, SKILLS, or ABILITIES that typically
appear at SPECIFIC AGE RANGES
3 Main Reasons Child Care Programs Observe & Screen
Children ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Foster GROWTH &
DEVELOPMENT in every child
-Detect early SIGNS of DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY or
DISABILITY
-Identify SIGNS of CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
, Early Intervention ✔✔ANSWER✔✔A SYSTEM of services
that HELP children who have a developmental disability or
delay
Atypical ✔✔ANSWER✔✔means the same as not typical or not
expected
Documented Evidence ✔✔ANSWER✔✔refers to written data
collected by the program. Ex, there may be a file note stating
when a child could stand on 1 foot
Developmental Domains ✔✔ANSWER✔✔categorize
children's skills and abilities
(Physical Development, Cognitive Development and General
Knowledge, Language and Communication, Social and
Emotional, and Approaches to Learning.
Natural Environment/Setting ✔✔ANSWER✔✔refers to places
the child would typically be (home, child care program, schools,
church, doctor's)
Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
✔✔ANSWER✔✔a research based framework based on meeting
children where they are individually, by age, and culturally
Individualized Care ✔✔ANSWER✔✔refers to attention paid to
a child which recognizes and adapts to his/her unique character
and physical, emotional, and cognitive traits
(2025) comprehensive questions and verified detailed
solutions ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT!!
Observation ✔✔ANSWER✔✔process in which child care
professionals RECOGNIZE and DOCUMENT identifiable
DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES as they appear, using
tools (checklists, anecdotal records, and running records) within
a developmental domain
Screening ✔✔ANSWER✔✔process in which child care
professionals use specialized OBSERVATION and
DOCUMENTATION to identify and measure specific skills and
abilities, document, and monitor typical development or possible
DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY.
Developmental Milestones ✔✔ANSWER✔✔observable
BEHAVIORS, TRAITS, SKILLS, or ABILITIES that typically
appear at SPECIFIC AGE RANGES
3 Main Reasons Child Care Programs Observe & Screen
Children ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Foster GROWTH &
DEVELOPMENT in every child
-Detect early SIGNS of DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY or
DISABILITY
-Identify SIGNS of CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
, Early Intervention ✔✔ANSWER✔✔A SYSTEM of services
that HELP children who have a developmental disability or
delay
Atypical ✔✔ANSWER✔✔means the same as not typical or not
expected
Documented Evidence ✔✔ANSWER✔✔refers to written data
collected by the program. Ex, there may be a file note stating
when a child could stand on 1 foot
Developmental Domains ✔✔ANSWER✔✔categorize
children's skills and abilities
(Physical Development, Cognitive Development and General
Knowledge, Language and Communication, Social and
Emotional, and Approaches to Learning.
Natural Environment/Setting ✔✔ANSWER✔✔refers to places
the child would typically be (home, child care program, schools,
church, doctor's)
Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
✔✔ANSWER✔✔a research based framework based on meeting
children where they are individually, by age, and culturally
Individualized Care ✔✔ANSWER✔✔refers to attention paid to
a child which recognizes and adapts to his/her unique character
and physical, emotional, and cognitive traits
