DCF behavioral observation anD sCreening (boas) exam latest 2026
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Observation - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-This course is required by Florida statue
402.305 which describes "licensing standards, child care programs."
Key benefits of developmental screening - ANSWER-- 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 - ANSWER-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 window when we discuss brain development? -
ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-- 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.
Six developmental domains - ANSWER-1. Physical health
2. Motor development
3. Cognitive development & general knowledge
4. Language & communication
5. Approaches to learning
6. Social & emotional
Physical health - ANSWER-Refer to the changes in body shape and proportion. It
includes change in weight, height, and etc.
Motor development - ANSWER-Refers to a child's ability to make about and control body
parts such as grasping, rolling over, hopping, etc.
Cognitive development and general knowledge - ANSWER-Refers to a child's intellectual
or mental abilities. It involves finding processing and organizing information and using it
appropriately. Discovering interpreting, sorting, classifying, and remembering
information.
Language and communication - ANSWER-Refers to child's ability to express himself
verbally and to receive and understand the verbal communication of others. It involves
vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, and ability to understand things around them.
Approaches to learning - ANSWER-Refers to how skills and knowledge are acquired
through the three qualities eagerness and curiosity, persistence and creativity, and
problem solving
Social and emotional - ANSWER-Focuses how children feel about themselves and their
relationships with others. Refers to individual behavior, responses to play and work
activities, attachment to parents and relationships with siblings and friends.
aCtUal QUestions anD veriFieD ansWers (latest UpDate) a+
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Observation - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-This course is required by Florida statue
402.305 which describes "licensing standards, child care programs."
Key benefits of developmental screening - ANSWER-- 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 - ANSWER-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 window when we discuss brain development? -
ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-- 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.
Six developmental domains - ANSWER-1. Physical health
2. Motor development
3. Cognitive development & general knowledge
4. Language & communication
5. Approaches to learning
6. Social & emotional
Physical health - ANSWER-Refer to the changes in body shape and proportion. It
includes change in weight, height, and etc.
Motor development - ANSWER-Refers to a child's ability to make about and control body
parts such as grasping, rolling over, hopping, etc.
Cognitive development and general knowledge - ANSWER-Refers to a child's intellectual
or mental abilities. It involves finding processing and organizing information and using it
appropriately. Discovering interpreting, sorting, classifying, and remembering
information.
Language and communication - ANSWER-Refers to child's ability to express himself
verbally and to receive and understand the verbal communication of others. It involves
vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, and ability to understand things around them.
Approaches to learning - ANSWER-Refers to how skills and knowledge are acquired
through the three qualities eagerness and curiosity, persistence and creativity, and
problem solving
Social and emotional - ANSWER-Focuses how children feel about themselves and their
relationships with others. Refers to individual behavior, responses to play and work
activities, attachment to parents and relationships with siblings and friends.
