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1. Tracking children's development in your care is im- C. Both
portant for the following reasons:
A. To find out if a child's development is on track
B. To find out if a child might have a developmental
delay
C. Both
2. About how many children in the U.S. have develop- B. 1 in 6
mental disabilities?
A. 1 in 17
B. 1 in 6
C. 1 in 50
3. You are in a perfect position to monitor children's A, B, C
development in your care because (check all that
apply):
A. You spend a lot of time playing and interacting with
children
B. Parents see you as a trusted partner
C. Parents may ask you about their child's develop-
ment
D. You are in a position to make a diagnosis about a
child's development
4. Monitoring children's development includes which of D. All of the above
the following?
A. Observing children's milestones
B. Using a developmental milestone checklist or de-
velopmental screening tool
C. Sharing observations with parents and encourag-
ing them to take action if concerned
D. All the above
5. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has A. True
free and useful tools to help you monitor children's
development.
A. True
B. False
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6. Skills such as taking a first step, smiling for the first A. True
time, and waving "bye-bye" are examples of develop-
mental milestones.
A. True
B. False
7. The best way to monitor children's development is to B. Developmental
track their: milestones
A. Calorie intake
B. Developmental milestones
C. Head circumference
8. A child not reaching milestones at the expected ages B. Child may need
may indicate: extra support and
A. Child is on track developmentally services
B. Child may need extra support and services
9. At what age can most children point to show others C. 18 months
something interesting?
A. 9 months
B. 12 months
C. 18 months
D. 24 months
10. Cooing or babbling sounds are a milestone in which C.
domain: Language/Com-
A. Social/emotional munication
B. Cognitive
C. Language/Communication
D. Movement/Physical
11. Developmental monitoring (check all that apply): A, C
A. Involves looking for children's developmental mile-
stones over time
B. Is best done by watching children and comparing
them to each other
C. Involves using an objective milestone checklist for
the child's age
D. Should be done only by trained medical profes-
sionals
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12. Developmental screening (check all that apply): A, B, C, D
A. Involves using a validated developmental screen-
ing tool
B. Should be done for all children
C. Usually requires special training
D. Involves looking for children's developmental mile-
stones at specific times
13. When there are developmental concerns, families A, C
should be referred to (check all that apply):
A. Their child's healthcare provider
B. The local chapter of the American Red Cross
C. Their local early intervention system or public
school
D. The local chapter of the United Way
14. Do parents need a doctor's referral or a medical di- D. No
agnosis to contact their early intervention program
or their local public school for help, if they are con-
cerned about their child's development?
A. It depends on their insurance requirements
B. Yes, always
C. Usually, but there are ways around it
D. No
15. Discussing development with families regularly can A, C, D
help you (check all that apply):
A. Identify potential concerns about a child's devel-
opment
B. Diagnose a child with autism
C. Have realistic expectations and better understand
children's behaviors
D. Encourage parents to talk to their child's doctor if
they are concerned
16. Good listening skills involve (check all that apply): A, B, D
A. Listening closely, making eye contact, and nodding
when appropriate
B. Repeating back in your own words the parent's
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main point
C. Interrupting when necessary
D. Considering how the parent feels
17. When you bring up a concern about a child's devel- C
opment with his or her parents (check all that apply):
A. For the first conversation, it's not necessary to
talk to your supervisor beforehand or find out your
center's policies.
B. It doesn't matter if you haven't talked with the
parents much in the past because you can get to
know them when you talk about your concerns.
C. It helps to have a completed milestone checklist
to use in your conversation to provide an objective
basis for your concerns.
18. T/F: It is important to encourage all parents to talk to T
their child's doctor about their child's development.
19. Tracking children's development is important for the D. Both a and b
following reasons:
a) To find out if a child's development is on track
b) To find out if a child might have a developmental
delay
c) To find out if a child is popular
d) Both a and b
20. Developmental monitoring (check all that apply): B, C
a) Is best done by watching children and comparing
them to each other
b) Involves looking for children's developmental mile-
stones over time
c) Involves using an objective milestone checklist for
the child's age
d) Should be done only by trained medical profes-
sionals
21. When there are developmental concerns, families A, C
should be referred to (check all that apply):
a) Their child's health care provider
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