Special Needs Appropriate Practices
Exam Questions and Answers
What is inclusive child care? - Answer- Inclusive child care is an approach to child
care that ensures every child has his or her unique needs met, and that every child
in the program can participate in every offering.
What are the requirements for an inclusive child care setting? - Answer- Children:
The idea that all activities and environments in public places, including child care
programs, should be made accessible for all children. All have access to high-quality
care in a natural environment.
Staff: Should adequately address the needs of every child. Promote belonging,
participation, and engagement of children with and without disabilities in an inclusive
setting.
Policy: Any child care program can—and must by law—practice inclusion, which
welcomes all children into programs regardless of their abilities.
Environment: Accommodates children with and without disabilities so that they can
fully participate in play and learning activities.
Define "Support Services" as it relates to children with disabilities. - Answer- Support
services are offered by agencies and organizations to help parents, child care
centers, family child care homes, and many others offer inclusive care for children
with disabilities. They are offered at no charge to families.
List some support services. - Answer- *Screening, assessment, and evaluation of
suspected disabilities.
*Medical services, devices, and therapies.
*Advocacy and support professionals and groups. Ex: Florida Diagnostic & Learning
Resources System; The National Association for Gifted Children.
Define the term People First Language. - Answer- People First Language is a way to
structure speech so it is supportive of children with special needs. Ex: Samantha has
Down Syndrome. Mention the person before the condition.
Describe behaviors that show prejudice against people with disabilities and give
examples of how to overcome these in your classroom. - Answer- *Adopts slang
terms for medical conditions.
*Makes assumptions about a person's abilities based on general knowledge about a
condition instead of knowledge about a unique individual.
*Has the effect of demoralizing or demeaning a person based on perceived
conditions.
, Ignoring, infantilizing, and objectifying are three behaviors that can be found in
prejudicial caregivers. Empower the children and help them see themselves reflected
in a positive way in the world around them.
*MODULE 2* Explain why inclusion is an important issue for child care providers. -
Answer- Inclusion helps to ensure child care programs comply with the Americans
with Disabilities Act, a law that protects people with disabilities from discrimination.
Describe the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and list some of its provisions
that are related to caring for children with disabilities. - Answer- The ADA prohibits
discrimination based on mental or physical disabilities. Some provisions include:
Requiring commercial facilities and places of public accommodation to comply with
specific accessibility guidelines. Child care providers have to make reasonable
modifications in policies, procedures, and practices; remedy barriers to mobility and
communication; and provide auxiliary aids and services necessary to communicate
with children with disabilities. They also prohibit child care centers from charging
parents additional fees for the measures the center takes to provide care for a child
with a disability.
Describe the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and list ways it could impact
a child care program. - Answer- IDEA is a law ensuring services to children with
disabilities throughout the nation. It governs how states and public agencies provide
early intervention, special education, and related services to more than 6.5 million
eligible infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities. Requires that all public
schools provide children with disabilities a free and appropriate public education
(FAPE).
Describe some of the legal and social reasons for practicing inclusive child care. -
Answer-
Make a list of the ways inclusion is beneficial to caregivers, families, children, and
society. - Answer-
*MODULE 3* Make a list of the child development principles described in this
module and describe each. - Answer- 1. The developmental sequence is similar for
all children.
2. Development proceeds from general to specific.
3. Development is continuous.
4. Development proceeds at different rates.
5. All areas of development are interrelated.
Explain how developmentally appropriate practice can be used to create
developmentally appropriate environments and experiences. - Answer- An
appropriate environment has toys, furniture, and other materials that are selected for
the abilities of the children in care. Rooms are arranged in ways that facilitate play
and learning, while ensuring general accessibility. Appropriate experiences involve
Exam Questions and Answers
What is inclusive child care? - Answer- Inclusive child care is an approach to child
care that ensures every child has his or her unique needs met, and that every child
in the program can participate in every offering.
What are the requirements for an inclusive child care setting? - Answer- Children:
The idea that all activities and environments in public places, including child care
programs, should be made accessible for all children. All have access to high-quality
care in a natural environment.
Staff: Should adequately address the needs of every child. Promote belonging,
participation, and engagement of children with and without disabilities in an inclusive
setting.
Policy: Any child care program can—and must by law—practice inclusion, which
welcomes all children into programs regardless of their abilities.
Environment: Accommodates children with and without disabilities so that they can
fully participate in play and learning activities.
Define "Support Services" as it relates to children with disabilities. - Answer- Support
services are offered by agencies and organizations to help parents, child care
centers, family child care homes, and many others offer inclusive care for children
with disabilities. They are offered at no charge to families.
List some support services. - Answer- *Screening, assessment, and evaluation of
suspected disabilities.
*Medical services, devices, and therapies.
*Advocacy and support professionals and groups. Ex: Florida Diagnostic & Learning
Resources System; The National Association for Gifted Children.
Define the term People First Language. - Answer- People First Language is a way to
structure speech so it is supportive of children with special needs. Ex: Samantha has
Down Syndrome. Mention the person before the condition.
Describe behaviors that show prejudice against people with disabilities and give
examples of how to overcome these in your classroom. - Answer- *Adopts slang
terms for medical conditions.
*Makes assumptions about a person's abilities based on general knowledge about a
condition instead of knowledge about a unique individual.
*Has the effect of demoralizing or demeaning a person based on perceived
conditions.
, Ignoring, infantilizing, and objectifying are three behaviors that can be found in
prejudicial caregivers. Empower the children and help them see themselves reflected
in a positive way in the world around them.
*MODULE 2* Explain why inclusion is an important issue for child care providers. -
Answer- Inclusion helps to ensure child care programs comply with the Americans
with Disabilities Act, a law that protects people with disabilities from discrimination.
Describe the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and list some of its provisions
that are related to caring for children with disabilities. - Answer- The ADA prohibits
discrimination based on mental or physical disabilities. Some provisions include:
Requiring commercial facilities and places of public accommodation to comply with
specific accessibility guidelines. Child care providers have to make reasonable
modifications in policies, procedures, and practices; remedy barriers to mobility and
communication; and provide auxiliary aids and services necessary to communicate
with children with disabilities. They also prohibit child care centers from charging
parents additional fees for the measures the center takes to provide care for a child
with a disability.
Describe the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and list ways it could impact
a child care program. - Answer- IDEA is a law ensuring services to children with
disabilities throughout the nation. It governs how states and public agencies provide
early intervention, special education, and related services to more than 6.5 million
eligible infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities. Requires that all public
schools provide children with disabilities a free and appropriate public education
(FAPE).
Describe some of the legal and social reasons for practicing inclusive child care. -
Answer-
Make a list of the ways inclusion is beneficial to caregivers, families, children, and
society. - Answer-
*MODULE 3* Make a list of the child development principles described in this
module and describe each. - Answer- 1. The developmental sequence is similar for
all children.
2. Development proceeds from general to specific.
3. Development is continuous.
4. Development proceeds at different rates.
5. All areas of development are interrelated.
Explain how developmentally appropriate practice can be used to create
developmentally appropriate environments and experiences. - Answer- An
appropriate environment has toys, furniture, and other materials that are selected for
the abilities of the children in care. Rooms are arranged in ways that facilitate play
and learning, while ensuring general accessibility. Appropriate experiences involve
