BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION
AND SCREENING FOR DCF
EXAM
True or False: Children who are born premature are in the same
developmental stage as those born to term - ANSWERS-False
True or False: Adjusted age is used to correctly determine a child's
development by taking into consideration their premature birth -
ANSWERS-True
True or False: For the first two years of life, premature babies are
often behind in their development by the same interval of time by
which they were born early - ANSWERS-True
True or False: Premature babies catch up growth and are back on
track by their second birthday - ANSWERS-True
True or False: For children whose actual date of birth is more than
three weeks earlier than the expected date of birth, a screening
instrument may ask you to calculate an adjusted age - ANSWERS-
True
True or False: To calculate the adjusted age (for screening
instruments) for a premature child, subtract the weeks of prematurity
from a child's actual age - ANSWERS-True
, Key components of the Batelle Developmental Inventory are: -
ANSWERS-It is a developmental assessment for young children, its
purpose is to screen, diagnose, and evaluate early development, it
measures personal-social, adaptive, motor, communication and
cognitive ability
Components of the Brigance Screen are: - ANSWERS-It uses nine
separate forms, it measures speech-language and general knowledge,
for the youngest age group it measures social-emotional skills, it is
designed to be administered in an educational environment and can be
administered by a para-professional, available in four languages
The basic tasks involved in developing and maintaining a successful
screening process are: - ANSWERS-organization, scheduling,
executing, and follow through
Observation and screening are successful when certain strategies are
used. The strategies are: - ANSWERS-A way to collaborate with
parents, a system for planning and scheduling activities, a plan for the
initial follow through
The first step of any observation and screening activity: - ANSWERS-
Obtaining parental permission; should be built into the enrollment
process
A variety of methods can be used to involve parents, they are: -
ANSWERS-Parents can go to the center for the screening, the
AND SCREENING FOR DCF
EXAM
True or False: Children who are born premature are in the same
developmental stage as those born to term - ANSWERS-False
True or False: Adjusted age is used to correctly determine a child's
development by taking into consideration their premature birth -
ANSWERS-True
True or False: For the first two years of life, premature babies are
often behind in their development by the same interval of time by
which they were born early - ANSWERS-True
True or False: Premature babies catch up growth and are back on
track by their second birthday - ANSWERS-True
True or False: For children whose actual date of birth is more than
three weeks earlier than the expected date of birth, a screening
instrument may ask you to calculate an adjusted age - ANSWERS-
True
True or False: To calculate the adjusted age (for screening
instruments) for a premature child, subtract the weeks of prematurity
from a child's actual age - ANSWERS-True
, Key components of the Batelle Developmental Inventory are: -
ANSWERS-It is a developmental assessment for young children, its
purpose is to screen, diagnose, and evaluate early development, it
measures personal-social, adaptive, motor, communication and
cognitive ability
Components of the Brigance Screen are: - ANSWERS-It uses nine
separate forms, it measures speech-language and general knowledge,
for the youngest age group it measures social-emotional skills, it is
designed to be administered in an educational environment and can be
administered by a para-professional, available in four languages
The basic tasks involved in developing and maintaining a successful
screening process are: - ANSWERS-organization, scheduling,
executing, and follow through
Observation and screening are successful when certain strategies are
used. The strategies are: - ANSWERS-A way to collaborate with
parents, a system for planning and scheduling activities, a plan for the
initial follow through
The first step of any observation and screening activity: - ANSWERS-
Obtaining parental permission; should be built into the enrollment
process
A variety of methods can be used to involve parents, they are: -
ANSWERS-Parents can go to the center for the screening, the
