DCF Exam: Child Care Behavioral
Observation and Screening (BOSR) |
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Answers
Question:
During a screening session, trained adults
Answer:
identify and measure specific skills and abilities, as indicated by a screening
instrument. Screening is conducted with the 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.
Question:
Screening takes place recurrently, using an instrument that is proven to be
Answer:
valid, accurate, and reliable.
,Question:
Family members
Answer:
are always involved in screening, sometimes as active participants. Every effort
is made to ensure that screening is culturally relevant to the child being
screened and his or her family. Results are shared with adult members of the
family in a way that allows for thought and follow-up. This part of the process
is never rushed.
Question:
Like observation, screening should take place
Answer:
in the child's natural environment with familiar people, and be performed
when he or she is at his or her best. Again, the goal is to document the child's
skills and abilities fairly and objectively.
Question:
Benefits of Screening:
Answer:
-Identify specific areas of concern
-Determine if further assessment or evaluation may be necessary
-Provide a basis for referral
-Empower parents with information to help them make decisions
,-Present a basis for necessary and ongoing communication with parents and
others
Question:
KEY POINT of Screening
Answer:
Screening determines if children are developing typically, identifies early
signs of delay or disability, and provides a basis for referral.
Question:
Sometimes, the results of a program's observation and screening processes
indicate a possible developmental delay or disability. When this happens,
Answer:
child care providers talk to parents so that parents can contact organizations
that will provide further screening and assessment.
Question:
Assessment is a process whereby an agency or organization
Answer:
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.
, Question:
Child Find
Answer:
Child care professionals in Florida refer families to this. (Florida Diagnostic
and Learning Resource System)
Question:
Benefits of Assessment
Answer:
-Empower parents to help their child grow and develop
-Improve a family's ability to navigate a complex system of services
-Result in a referral for evaluation so eligible children may receive benefits
they are entitled to under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or
IDEA, which is a federal law
Question:
IDEA
Answer:
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Observation and Screening (BOSR) |
| Questions and Verified
Answers
Question:
During a screening session, trained adults
Answer:
identify and measure specific skills and abilities, as indicated by a screening
instrument. Screening is conducted with the 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.
Question:
Screening takes place recurrently, using an instrument that is proven to be
Answer:
valid, accurate, and reliable.
,Question:
Family members
Answer:
are always involved in screening, sometimes as active participants. Every effort
is made to ensure that screening is culturally relevant to the child being
screened and his or her family. Results are shared with adult members of the
family in a way that allows for thought and follow-up. This part of the process
is never rushed.
Question:
Like observation, screening should take place
Answer:
in the child's natural environment with familiar people, and be performed
when he or she is at his or her best. Again, the goal is to document the child's
skills and abilities fairly and objectively.
Question:
Benefits of Screening:
Answer:
-Identify specific areas of concern
-Determine if further assessment or evaluation may be necessary
-Provide a basis for referral
-Empower parents with information to help them make decisions
,-Present a basis for necessary and ongoing communication with parents and
others
Question:
KEY POINT of Screening
Answer:
Screening determines if children are developing typically, identifies early
signs of delay or disability, and provides a basis for referral.
Question:
Sometimes, the results of a program's observation and screening processes
indicate a possible developmental delay or disability. When this happens,
Answer:
child care providers talk to parents so that parents can contact organizations
that will provide further screening and assessment.
Question:
Assessment is a process whereby an agency or organization
Answer:
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.
, Question:
Child Find
Answer:
Child care professionals in Florida refer families to this. (Florida Diagnostic
and Learning Resource System)
Question:
Benefits of Assessment
Answer:
-Empower parents to help their child grow and develop
-Improve a family's ability to navigate a complex system of services
-Result in a referral for evaluation so eligible children may receive benefits
they are entitled to under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or
IDEA, which is a federal law
Question:
IDEA
Answer:
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
