BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION AND SCREENING
FOR DCF EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED TESTED AND
GRADED A+ 2026 LATEST
Screening provides a common reference point and basis for
interaction for: --CORRECT ANSWER--parents, child care workers,
child development specialists
The key benefits of developmental screenings are: --CORRECT
ANSWER--Early detection, activities that strengthen the child's skills,
quality information is available to parents regarding in-the-home
activities that support normal development, common reference points
and basis for interaction for all stakeholders
True or False: If a child misses an early window of opportunity, some
later development is more difficult or even sometimes permanently
compromised --CORRECT ANSWER--True
Who is in the best position to detect early problems and provide
accurate, timely information about the child's development? --
CORRECT ANSWER--Child care workers
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,True or False: Development occurs rapidly and typically progresses in
spurts --CORRECT ANSWER--True
True or False: There are general stages and sequences of
development, but there is also an enormous variation between
children --CORRECT ANSWER--True
Changes in body shape and proportion, includes changes in weight,
height, visual perception, hearing, etc. --CORRECT ANSWER--
Physical health
Refers to the child's intellectual or mental abilities. Involves finding,
processing and organizing information, and using it appropriately --
CORRECT ANSWER--Cognitive development and general
knowledge
True or False: Developmental skills are acquired in a logical sequence
--CORRECT ANSWER--True
Culture influences are important, it is made up of all the factors in an
environment that are accepted by the group as the norm. Culture
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,includes: --CORRECT ANSWER--Attitudes, values and beliefs, laws,
ways of doing things
Culture includes ideas about: --CORRECT ANSWER--ways to relate
to one's elders, behavior between boys and girls, roles of men and
women, child rearing practices such as discipline, toilet training,
feeding, and bathing
A child care worker recognizes and notes an identifiable performance
or behavior and uses instruments such as checklists, anecdotal
records, and running records. These instruments are used to measure
progress against a standard and to share results with assessment
experts. This is called: --CORRECT ANSWER--Observation
An instrument intended to identify and monitor normal development
or possible developmental delay is called: --CORRECT ANSWER--
Screening
True or False: Screening programs are not diagnostic and are not
based on whether a child has passed a certain curriculum --
CORRECT ANSWER--True
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, True or False: The caregiver uses the child's age to interpret the
child's behavior --CORRECT ANSWER--True
True or False: When we observe a child struggling with a
developmental task, we get concerned about his/her progress --
CORRECT ANSWER--True
True or False: When the child has not yet acquired the skills that are
typical for children his/her age, the caregiver should become
concerned --CORRECT ANSWER--True
1-2% of infants have no discernible disabling conditions at the time of
birth, but by school age, 10% of all children are found to have some
degree of developmental disability --CORRECT ANSWER--True
True or False: Parents could be unaware of the signs of developmental
delay. It is the child care provider who can draw attention to a child
who might benefit from professional intervention --CORRECT
ANSWER--True
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FOR DCF EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED TESTED AND
GRADED A+ 2026 LATEST
Screening provides a common reference point and basis for
interaction for: --CORRECT ANSWER--parents, child care workers,
child development specialists
The key benefits of developmental screenings are: --CORRECT
ANSWER--Early detection, activities that strengthen the child's skills,
quality information is available to parents regarding in-the-home
activities that support normal development, common reference points
and basis for interaction for all stakeholders
True or False: If a child misses an early window of opportunity, some
later development is more difficult or even sometimes permanently
compromised --CORRECT ANSWER--True
Who is in the best position to detect early problems and provide
accurate, timely information about the child's development? --
CORRECT ANSWER--Child care workers
Page 1 of 60
,True or False: Development occurs rapidly and typically progresses in
spurts --CORRECT ANSWER--True
True or False: There are general stages and sequences of
development, but there is also an enormous variation between
children --CORRECT ANSWER--True
Changes in body shape and proportion, includes changes in weight,
height, visual perception, hearing, etc. --CORRECT ANSWER--
Physical health
Refers to the child's intellectual or mental abilities. Involves finding,
processing and organizing information, and using it appropriately --
CORRECT ANSWER--Cognitive development and general
knowledge
True or False: Developmental skills are acquired in a logical sequence
--CORRECT ANSWER--True
Culture influences are important, it is made up of all the factors in an
environment that are accepted by the group as the norm. Culture
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,includes: --CORRECT ANSWER--Attitudes, values and beliefs, laws,
ways of doing things
Culture includes ideas about: --CORRECT ANSWER--ways to relate
to one's elders, behavior between boys and girls, roles of men and
women, child rearing practices such as discipline, toilet training,
feeding, and bathing
A child care worker recognizes and notes an identifiable performance
or behavior and uses instruments such as checklists, anecdotal
records, and running records. These instruments are used to measure
progress against a standard and to share results with assessment
experts. This is called: --CORRECT ANSWER--Observation
An instrument intended to identify and monitor normal development
or possible developmental delay is called: --CORRECT ANSWER--
Screening
True or False: Screening programs are not diagnostic and are not
based on whether a child has passed a certain curriculum --
CORRECT ANSWER--True
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, True or False: The caregiver uses the child's age to interpret the
child's behavior --CORRECT ANSWER--True
True or False: When we observe a child struggling with a
developmental task, we get concerned about his/her progress --
CORRECT ANSWER--True
True or False: When the child has not yet acquired the skills that are
typical for children his/her age, the caregiver should become
concerned --CORRECT ANSWER--True
1-2% of infants have no discernible disabling conditions at the time of
birth, but by school age, 10% of all children are found to have some
degree of developmental disability --CORRECT ANSWER--True
True or False: Parents could be unaware of the signs of developmental
delay. It is the child care provider who can draw attention to a child
who might benefit from professional intervention --CORRECT
ANSWER--True
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