DCF Special Needs Appropriate Practices (SNP) Exam
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Early intervention - Correct Answer - Appropriate support in the first three
years of life of a child with special needs is called ___________________,
and the sooner intervention services begin, the better.
Physical Health and Motor Development Domains delays - Correct
Answer - involve increased physical growth and abilities
Cognitive Development & General Knowledge and
Approaches to Learning Domains delays - Correct Answer - which include
thinking, planning, creating, exploring
and questioning.
Language & Communication Domain delays - Correct Answer - includes a
child's ability to see, hear, speak, read and write.
Social & Emotional Domain of Development delays - Correct Answer - is
defined by forming relationships and attachments.
Congenital disorders - Correct Answer - are any diseases, disorders or
abnormalities that were present when the child was born. Examples include
everything from birthmarks to cystic fibrosis.
,Genetic/chromosomal abnormalities - Correct Answer - happen when the
number or structure of a baby's
chromosomes is not normal. Down syndrome is caused by a chromosomal
abnormality.
Sensory impairment - Correct Answer - refers to deafness, blindness,
deaf-blindness and any other disorder or disease of the five senses.
toxic substances - Correct Answer - disorders are due to exposure to
____ ______, such as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, which can cause life-long
hearing and vision problems, mental retardation and physical deformities.
injury or illness - Correct Answer - Disorders due to ____ __ _____ can
also cause developmental delay. For example, a head injury can cause
problems with memory and calculation, which might cause a delay in a
child's
ability to add and subtract.
List ways that child care programs can be inclusive and support children
with developmental disabilities. - Correct Answer - use Developemntally
Appropiate Practices (DAP)
• establish a routine and schedule
• foster friendships
• nurture language development
• facilitate imaginative play
• assist families in meeting their children's needs
, The best way to guide the behavior of children with developmental
disabilities is to use positive behavior supports (Prevention, redirection,
Positive reinforcements while providing developmentally appropriate
individualized care.
Prevention - Correct Answer - is a strategy that stops challenging
behaviors before they begin, and it is the primary method child care
professionals use to encourage children to discard these behaviors.
Redirection - Correct Answer - _ is a strategy that is used to guide
children's behavior by recognizing challenging behavior at its earliest
stages and taking steps to stop it from escalating.
Positivie reinforcement - Correct Answer - _ is a strategy in which desired
behaviors are rewarded so that the child is encouraged to repeat them.
DAP = - Correct Answer - "Ages and Stages"
List three main aspects of DAP. - Correct Answer - 1. General knowledge
of child development, or what you know about how children develop and
learn. - you can develop activities, routines and strategies that meet the
needs of children in the age ranges and stages of development that you
serve. DAP should be interesting,
safe and achievable, yet challenging for the children in your care. 2.
Specific knowledge of a particular child, or what you know about the
strengths, needs
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