CD 480 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026
Features of Down syndrome include mild to moderately low IQ, poor muscle tone, small stature and
concomitant health conditions. - Answers true
Children under the age of 3 with suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech are easy to distinguish form
children with Autism - Answers False
If a child is eligible for EI services, the Regional Center must conduct an evaluation and develop an
IFSP within 45 days. - Answers true
Learning 2 languages at the same time (bilingualism) causes language delays in young children. -
Answers false
Coaching is a model of EI services in which the primary service provider doesn't provide direct
services, but builds a family's capacity to promote learning and development for the child through
coaching. - Answers true
DIR/floortime is a comprehensive developmental model which incorporates functional developmental
capacities, individual differences and affective relationships in 6 stages of development addressing
cognition, language, motor and behavior in each stage. - Answers true
California is one of the few states to have a system designed to improve the quality of programs and
services provided to all children, birth-12 years old, called Desired Results. - Answers true
Pivotal Response Training (PRT) is an intervention strategy that incorporates principles of ABA and is
based on 4 main learning variables consisting of motivation, responsivity to cueing, self management,
and social initiation . - Answers true
The Lanterman Act is a California law that says people with developmental disabilities have a right to
services and supports they need to live like people without disabilities. - Answers true
A profile of children with ASD is that they will often label objects and have very good intentional
communication. - Answers False
Indirect Language Stimulation is a child-led intervention approach that uses techniques of parallel
talk, self-talk and expansion. - Answers True
Part B of the IDEA is a federal program, administered by states that serves infants and toddlers
through age 2 with developmental delays or who have diagnosed physical or mental conditions with
high probabilities of resulting in developmental delays. - Answers false
Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder will typically have movement disorders, seizures and
learning problems. - Answers False
Best practice in EI services is to deliver therapy in the child's dominant language. - Answers True
The Everyday Children's Learning Opportunities Model and the Routine Based Intervention Model
place families at the center of intervention and help children learn functional skills through daily
routine activities and interactions. - Answers true
Families should play a minor role in the EI team and don't take inactive part in assessment, goal
setting, intervention and transition process. - Answers false
The MCHAT and SCQ are screening measures for toddlers who are suspected as having ASD. - Answers
True
The Rossetti Infant Toddler Language Scale is a criterion-referenced test which assesses various
aspects of language, pragmatics, gesture and play skills in children 0-36 months. - Answers true
When determining what type AAC device, low, mid or high tech, a clinician must consider the child's
motor capabilities, language skills and level of communicative interaction. - Answers true
Gestural pointing and showing to direct attention is a strong positive predictor of language
development. - Answers true
SIT is a play based intervention that helps children integrate information form their sensory systems
and organize their responses to improve functioning in everyday activities. - Answers True
Research evidence does NOT support responsive techniques, such as parents responding to the child's
communicative attempts and providing prompts/cues for more complex communicative behavior. -
Answers False
Late language emergence or "late talkers" are at risk of developing language and literacy problems -
Answers true
Cerebral Palsy is a common childhood disorder that can affect motor, cognitive, communication and
adaptive skills. - Answers True
To build early communication skills of a child you can interrupt an enjoyable activity and wait for the
child to respond with communicative intent. - Answers true
Features of Down syndrome include mild to moderately low IQ, poor muscle tone, small stature and
concomitant health conditions. - Answers true
Children under the age of 3 with suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech are easy to distinguish form
children with Autism - Answers False
If a child is eligible for EI services, the Regional Center must conduct an evaluation and develop an
IFSP within 45 days. - Answers true
Learning 2 languages at the same time (bilingualism) causes language delays in young children. -
Answers false
Coaching is a model of EI services in which the primary service provider doesn't provide direct
services, but builds a family's capacity to promote learning and development for the child through
coaching. - Answers true
DIR/floortime is a comprehensive developmental model which incorporates functional developmental
capacities, individual differences and affective relationships in 6 stages of development addressing
cognition, language, motor and behavior in each stage. - Answers true
California is one of the few states to have a system designed to improve the quality of programs and
services provided to all children, birth-12 years old, called Desired Results. - Answers true
Pivotal Response Training (PRT) is an intervention strategy that incorporates principles of ABA and is
based on 4 main learning variables consisting of motivation, responsivity to cueing, self management,
and social initiation . - Answers true
The Lanterman Act is a California law that says people with developmental disabilities have a right to
services and supports they need to live like people without disabilities. - Answers true
A profile of children with ASD is that they will often label objects and have very good intentional
communication. - Answers False
Indirect Language Stimulation is a child-led intervention approach that uses techniques of parallel
talk, self-talk and expansion. - Answers True
Part B of the IDEA is a federal program, administered by states that serves infants and toddlers
through age 2 with developmental delays or who have diagnosed physical or mental conditions with
high probabilities of resulting in developmental delays. - Answers false
Children with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder will typically have movement disorders, seizures and
learning problems. - Answers False
Best practice in EI services is to deliver therapy in the child's dominant language. - Answers True
The Everyday Children's Learning Opportunities Model and the Routine Based Intervention Model
place families at the center of intervention and help children learn functional skills through daily
routine activities and interactions. - Answers true
Families should play a minor role in the EI team and don't take inactive part in assessment, goal
setting, intervention and transition process. - Answers false
The MCHAT and SCQ are screening measures for toddlers who are suspected as having ASD. - Answers
True
The Rossetti Infant Toddler Language Scale is a criterion-referenced test which assesses various
aspects of language, pragmatics, gesture and play skills in children 0-36 months. - Answers true
When determining what type AAC device, low, mid or high tech, a clinician must consider the child's
motor capabilities, language skills and level of communicative interaction. - Answers true
Gestural pointing and showing to direct attention is a strong positive predictor of language
development. - Answers true
SIT is a play based intervention that helps children integrate information form their sensory systems
and organize their responses to improve functioning in everyday activities. - Answers True
Research evidence does NOT support responsive techniques, such as parents responding to the child's
communicative attempts and providing prompts/cues for more complex communicative behavior. -
Answers False
Late language emergence or "late talkers" are at risk of developing language and literacy problems -
Answers true
Cerebral Palsy is a common childhood disorder that can affect motor, cognitive, communication and
adaptive skills. - Answers True
To build early communication skills of a child you can interrupt an enjoyable activity and wait for the
child to respond with communicative intent. - Answers true
