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Child care professionals observe and screen childen so they can facilitate the growth and development of ___ ___ in their program.

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every child

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What are the three main reasons child care programs observe and screen children?

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1. Foster growth and development 2. Detect early signs of delay or disabilities 3. Identify signs of abuse or neglect.

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are observable behaviors, traits, skills or abilities that typically appear at specific age ranges.

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Developmental milestones

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is an ongoing process in which child care professionals recognize and document identifiable developmental milestones as they appear using tools such as checklists.

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Observation

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is an ongoing procss in which child care professionals use specialized observation and documentation tools to identify, document and monior typical development or possible development delay.

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Screening

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is a system of services that helps children who have a developmental disability or delay.

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Early intervention

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means the same thing as not typical or not expected.

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Atypical

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by law people who work with children must identify themselves when they report suspected child abuse or neglect.

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Mandatory reporters

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Failure to report suspected abuse or neglect by people who work wih children is a ______________________.

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Third Degree Felony

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refers to written data collected by the program.

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Documented evidence

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categorize children's skills and abilities. They include Physical Health and Motor Development, Cognitive Development and General Knowledge, Language and Comunication, Social and Emotional and Approaches to Learning

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Developmental domains

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refers to places the child would typically be, such as home, the child care program, school, a place of worship, or the homes of family and friends rather than a director's office, doctor's/therapist office or similar places.

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Natural environment

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is a research-base framework based on meeting children where they are individually, chronologically (i.e. by age) and culturally.

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Developmentally appropiate practice (DAP)

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referes to attention paid to a child that recognizes and adapts to his or her unique character and physical, emotional and cognitive traits.

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Individualized care

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During a screening session, trained adults identify and measure specific ________ and ________ as indicated by the screening instrument.

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skills and abilities

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identify specific areas of concen, determine if further assessment or evaluation may be necessary, provide a basis for referral, empower parents with information to make decisions, present a basis for necessary and ongoing communication with parents and others.

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Benefits of screening:

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is a process whereby an agency or organiztion gathers and reviews multiple sources of information about a child's suspected or confirmed developmental delay or disability and uses data to improve a child's outcomes.

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Assessment

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Child care professionals in Florida refer families to _____________ or Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resource System's Child Find.

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Children's Forum's Central Directory

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mandates that children with disabilities receive a free and public education (FAPE). Part B addresses children and youth (ags 3-22) and Part C addressses infants and toddlers.

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Individual with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

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is a process tha determines a child's eligibility for federal, state and local programs and services.

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Evaluation

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observation through documentation, screening processes, and refer children for further assessment and evaluation or to report child abuse or neglect. Communication with parents and other professionals with documentation, screening results and work evidence.

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Child Care Professional role is

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After reading a child's file, a trained adult asks the child to perform specific tasks. The adult confirms the child has a developmental disability and therefore qualifies for programs and services by federal law.

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This is an example of Evaluation

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A trained adult watches a child for a half hour as she interacts with other children in the program. The adult documents the child's typical growth and development in the Social- Emotional Developmental Domain in the child's file, writes a note to he parents, and uses the information to plan future activities.

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This is an example of Observation

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After reading a child's file, a trained adul asks the child to perform specific tasks. The date indicates the child may have a developmental delay or disabiltiy and could benefit from early intervention. The adult refers the family to medical professional for diagnosis.

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This is an example of Assessment

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A trained adult watches a child for a half hour as she interacts with other children in the program. The adult documents the child's atypical growth and development as called for in a tool's Social -Emotional Developmental Domanin section, and makes plans to speak to a supervisor about a possible developmental delay or disability in this domain.

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This is an example of Screening

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is a general course of action taken to achieve a desired result.

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Guidelines

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is a specific action taken by experts in the field to achieve a desired result.

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Best practices

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Be Informed - review appropriate general developmental information, study child's file, read the instructions for observation or screening tool, ask questions to agency or publisher of tool

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Guideline 1

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Be objective and accurate - ensure results are objective, do no be subjective, set aside personal beliefs and consider only facts, document all relevant information, make sure documentation is correct and complete.

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Guideline 2

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Be honest and fair - document children's developmen over time, observe or screen when children are at their best, conduct sessions in the child's natural setting wih familiar staff, never observe or screen wth the intent of confirming a suspicion.

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Guideline 3

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Be focused - allow enough time, observe or screen one child at a time, pay attention to small differences and details, work methodically and thoughtfully.

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Guideline 4

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are specfic items that are used to guide an observation and screening session.

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Observation and Screening Tools

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involves the ability to set aside personal beliefs, values, opinions and biases, and consider only facts.

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Objectivity

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involves the application of one's point of view when determining a course of thought or action.

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Subjectivity

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is a belief about something or someone formed before experience shows it is true. For example, one may presume a child will perform a certain task with ease, only to learn through screening this is not accurate assumption.

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Presumption

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is a judgment error we make when we allow an overall impression of a person to influence the way we interpret his or her actions. e.g. villian vs hero to predict the future.

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Halo effect

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is a moral concept. It means to work with the sincere intention of doing the right thing, with honesty and integrity and to perform the work at hand with the best effort possible.

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In good faith

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Sure way to tell if children are at their best: Appetite, Apprearance, and Activity.

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3 A's of health

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Hungry, Anger/Anxious, Lonesome, Tired - Stop sceening if child has one of these issues.

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H. A. L. T. stands for

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refers to places a child knows well, such as home, rooms usualy occupied by children at the program, school, a place of worship or the homes of family and friends.

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Natural setting

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means in an organized, systematic and deliverate way.

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Methodically

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1. Easy to use, primary language and familiar 2. Accurate, correlated, validity, replicated 3. Affordable, meets goals, needs and sustainability 4. Available, easily obtained from manufacturer 5. Sensitive to ethinicity, culture and linguistics 6. Reliable produce same results. 7. Specific components like record keeping, documents, scoring guides 8. Endorsed by trusted organizations like Amer. Academy of Pedatrics and Centers of Disease Control and Prevention 9. Uses technology should be user-friendly, accessable, fits needs to program.

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Quality Screening Instruments are

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Permision to screen, previous screening docs, enrollment info, health records.

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Families provide important documentation of:

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refers to keeping personal information private.

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Confidentiality

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Ameican Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children be screened at __, __,__, or ___ months and more often if the child is a risk of developmental disability or delay.

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9, 18, 24 or 30 months

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is an observation method for skills and abilities to be observed. e.g. can jump on one foot, plays peek-a-boo, etc.

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Checklist

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is an obsevation method in a narrative account of an event written shortly after it occurred about the development of a skill or ability

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Anecdotal Record

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is an observation method in an account of what a child is doing to track child's choice of activities or behaviors over short period of time. e.g 3:03 child plays with horse toy 3:05 he picks up man.

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Running Record

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is an observation method that records how often a behavior happens to be encouraged or those which may need to be addressed.

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Frequency count

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is an observation method recording conversation word for word and how it's pronouce phonetically and note non-verbal communication like smile or pointed to item. Used for language and Communication, Social and Emotional and Approaches to Learning

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Conversations

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refers to the way words sound, rather than how they are spelled. For example, "cookie peas" as opposed to "Cookie, please.

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Phonetically

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is an observation method that records what activities a child chooses to do during a given time period. Used to document children's attention spans, social interactions or see how equipment and material meets their needs.

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Time Sample

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is an observation method that documents a child's ability to compare and contrast, solve a problem. Shows development of child compared to other children of sam age.

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Standardize Test

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is an observation method to measue a behavior, skill or ablity based on a series of quality points or continuum. Used to rate developmental appropriateness.

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Rating Scale

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is an observation method to show a product created by child that become documentation of development of a skill.

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Work Sample

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is observation method that refers to everything in a child's file. Documenting an event about maltreatment, delay, disability or to relay a suspicion of neglect or abuse.

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Documentation

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they do not diagnose, they identify and document indicators, report them as required by law, observe and screen regularly.

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At-Risk Children, child care professionals do:

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is a phrase used after a noun to describe a condition or situation of vulnerability or of being in danger.

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At Risk

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is an adjective used immediately before a noun (a person or a thing) that is vulnerable or in danger.

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At-Risk

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is a method of sentence construction that places people before any condition they have e.g. Tommy is in a wheelchair.

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People-First Language

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According to CDC, male and living in proverty

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Who is at risk for developmental delays or disabilities?

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Living in proverty, with unsupportive parents, born prematurely, live in communities of high rates of proverty and violence.

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Who is at risk for child abuse or neglect?

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Language and Commuication and Social and Emotional domains.

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What are the most common delays in children?

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is a chronic condition that is diagnosed in childhood and substantially limits major life activities in adulthood and impacts a child's abilities to perform activities in one or more developmenal domains.

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Developmental disability

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affects the growh of nerves, nerve tissue, and the central nervous system.

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Neurodevelopmental disorders

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is a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by social impairments, commuication difficulties, and restricted and repetivite patterns of behavior.

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Autism

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is a genetic disorder characterized by distinct physical traits and intellectual impairments.

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Down Syndrome

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are conditions that are due to an abnormality in the way a body's cells are structured. If a disorder is genetic, it is present at birth, even if it is not diagnosed at that time.

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Genetic disorders

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refers to the similar facial and body featues that are shared by many people like down syndrome

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Distinct physical traits

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means that people with Down Syndrome may have a difficult time understanding and processing information.

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Intellectual impairments

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are inellectual proceses that can be measured on standardized tests. Also known as intellectual functioning.

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Cognitive abilities

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are a wide variety of abilities thtat are useful in everyday life. Also known as adaptive behavior or adaptive skills.

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Self-help skills

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A disorder characterized by impulsivity, inattention and in some cases hyeractivity.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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A disorder characterized by delay in moter development and seizures, it often appears in conjunction with a behavioral disorder.

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Phenylketonuria (PKU)

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A disorder characteried by extreme shifts in mood and energy.

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Bipolar Disorder

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A disorder that affects body movement and muscle coordination.

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Cerebral Palsy

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A syndrome charaterized by intelectual disability and behavior disorders more prevalent and severe in males.

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Fagile X Syndrome

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A syndrome charateized deformities in the joints, fingers, limbs; atypical behavior, learning disorders and cognitive impairment.

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrone

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Physical, sexual and emotional.

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Abuse falls into three categories:

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reluctance to go home, wariness of adults, strong startle response, depression, poor memory and concentration. They can be aggressie or passive, sek attention indiscriminately, be overly affectionate or withdraw from others.

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Behavioral signs of physical abuse are

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fatigue, disinterest, stealin food, inability to trust, self-destructive behaviors, poor self -control, consistent absence or tardiness

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Behavioral signs of neglect are:

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Prepare, brief overview, blank sample specife tool, results in writng, be active listener, keep it positive, program's role, referral and provide information for it.

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Best Practices to share results with parents

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Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resource System (FDLRS), Children's Forum's Central Directory, Florida Office of Early Learning Cild Care Resourse Referral Network (CCR&R), Child Find.

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Referrals should be made to the following organizations:

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