DCF Behavioral Observation and Screening (BOAS)
Exam Questions and Verified Answers
Observation
Is when a child care worker recognizes and notes and identifiable performance or
behavior and uses instruments such as checklists, anecdotal records and running
records. The instruments are used to measure progress against a standard and to
share results with assessment experts.
Screening
Means an instrument intended to identity and monitor normal development or
possible developmental delay. Screening programs are not diagnostic, and are not
based on whether a child has passed a certain curriculum.
Why do we need this course?
This course is required by Florida statue 402.305 which describes "licensing
standards, child care programs."
Key benefits of developmental screening
- early detection of problems allows for timely referral for invention.
, - the caregivers attention can be focused on activities that strengthen the child's
skills.
- Increased volume and quality of information available to the parents regarding
"in-the-home" activities that support normal development.
- provides a common reference point and basis for interaction for parents, child
care workers, and child development specialist.
Proper screening
Leads to sound assessment so that early detection of potential developmental
delays will determine the correct referral and intervention.
Why do we use the analogy of a window when we discuss brain development?
When a window is open, air and other things have free access to the space within,
but when the window is closed, nothing can get through the window.
Principles if child development
- development in young children occurs rapidly and typically progresses in spurts.
- all children develop at their own rates because each child is unique. Heredity and
environment work together to make each child special and different from all
others. Together, these factors account for the individual variations you see in
children.
Exam Questions and Verified Answers
Observation
Is when a child care worker recognizes and notes and identifiable performance or
behavior and uses instruments such as checklists, anecdotal records and running
records. The instruments are used to measure progress against a standard and to
share results with assessment experts.
Screening
Means an instrument intended to identity and monitor normal development or
possible developmental delay. Screening programs are not diagnostic, and are not
based on whether a child has passed a certain curriculum.
Why do we need this course?
This course is required by Florida statue 402.305 which describes "licensing
standards, child care programs."
Key benefits of developmental screening
- early detection of problems allows for timely referral for invention.
, - the caregivers attention can be focused on activities that strengthen the child's
skills.
- Increased volume and quality of information available to the parents regarding
"in-the-home" activities that support normal development.
- provides a common reference point and basis for interaction for parents, child
care workers, and child development specialist.
Proper screening
Leads to sound assessment so that early detection of potential developmental
delays will determine the correct referral and intervention.
Why do we use the analogy of a window when we discuss brain development?
When a window is open, air and other things have free access to the space within,
but when the window is closed, nothing can get through the window.
Principles if child development
- development in young children occurs rapidly and typically progresses in spurts.
- all children develop at their own rates because each child is unique. Heredity and
environment work together to make each child special and different from all
others. Together, these factors account for the individual variations you see in
children.
