DCF Special Needs (Actual) Exam
2024/2025 Graded A+
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWER-A federal law that prohibits
businesses from discriminating against people with disabilities
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - ANSWER-a group of brain-based neurological
disorders characterized by social impairments and communication difficulties, as well as
restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior
Child care resources and referral network - ANSWER-Helps parents find child care that
best meets their child's needs and find assistance with food, housing, and medical care
Child Find - ANSWER-Created by IDEA, it offers a wide range of screening and
evaluation services
Cognitive - ANSWER-relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such
as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
Define: ZERO TO THREE - ANSWER-a non-profit organization whose mission is to
educate people who work with infants and toddlers.
Delay - ANSWER-Usually overcome by adulthood, especially with early intervention
Development in children is ____, which means each area of development influences
development in other areas because the developmental domains are dependent upon
one another. - ANSWER-Interrelated
Development is never ___ but it is ___ - ANSWER-Uniform; consistent
Developmentally appropriate environments and experiences are created through and
defined by ___? - ANSWER-developmentally appropriate practice
Developmentally Appropriate Practice - ANSWER-Involves knowing child development,
along with each child's cultural and individual needs
Disability - ANSWER-Causes life long impacts in major life activities
Down Syndrome - ANSWER-a genetic disorder that results in a number of physical
characteristics and intellectual impairments
Early Intervention - ANSWER-Appropriate support in the first three years of the life of a
child with special needs
2024/2025 Graded A+
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - ANSWER-A federal law that prohibits
businesses from discriminating against people with disabilities
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - ANSWER-a group of brain-based neurological
disorders characterized by social impairments and communication difficulties, as well as
restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior
Child care resources and referral network - ANSWER-Helps parents find child care that
best meets their child's needs and find assistance with food, housing, and medical care
Child Find - ANSWER-Created by IDEA, it offers a wide range of screening and
evaluation services
Cognitive - ANSWER-relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such
as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
Define: ZERO TO THREE - ANSWER-a non-profit organization whose mission is to
educate people who work with infants and toddlers.
Delay - ANSWER-Usually overcome by adulthood, especially with early intervention
Development in children is ____, which means each area of development influences
development in other areas because the developmental domains are dependent upon
one another. - ANSWER-Interrelated
Development is never ___ but it is ___ - ANSWER-Uniform; consistent
Developmentally appropriate environments and experiences are created through and
defined by ___? - ANSWER-developmentally appropriate practice
Developmentally Appropriate Practice - ANSWER-Involves knowing child development,
along with each child's cultural and individual needs
Disability - ANSWER-Causes life long impacts in major life activities
Down Syndrome - ANSWER-a genetic disorder that results in a number of physical
characteristics and intellectual impairments
Early Intervention - ANSWER-Appropriate support in the first three years of the life of a
child with special needs
