Quiz: Early Intervention Supports and
Services
Question 1
2 / 2 pts
Engaging children through play
enhances their interactions with each other.
promotes communications.
helps them learn through play.
does all of these.
Question 2
2 / 2 pts
The central task of early intervention is to
provide respite for parents of children with developmental delays or disabilities.
provide necessary supports and services to optimize the child’s development as early as possible.
keep the infants quiet so that the parents’ lives are as normal as possible.
provide financial aid so the family has some relief from the stresses of childcare.
IncorrectQuestion 3
0 / 2 pts
Early intervention should be started
when the multidisciplinary team is convened.
before the disability is diagnosed.
as soon as the disability is diagnosed.
as soon as the parents initiate it.
Question 4
2 / 2 pts
Newborn behavioral observations (NBO) approach
is required by Part C of IDEA 2004.
is administrated by the hospital staff at birth to assess the child's medical needs.
helps the parents to understand their infant and the strategies needed to better respond to their infant's
needs.
is used only for children with hearing or vision disabilities.
IncorrectQuestion 5
0 / 2 pts
The Handicapped Children’s Early Education Assistance Act (HCEEAA), passed in 1968, was designed
to
assist in the preservice training of specialists for young children with disabilities.
require local school districts to provide services for children between 3 and 5 years of age.
set up programs in every state to serve as models of how to work with children with disabilities.
fund services provided by local school districts for young children with disabilities.
Question 6
2 / 2 pts
Early intervention is designed to support
a young child with developmental delays or a disability.
the parents/family of a child with a developmental delay or disability.
caregivers who work with children with delays or disabilities.
all of the above.
Question 7
2 / 2 pts
In general, speech and communication problems can be
made worse through intervention that is too early.
kept from progressing through early intervention.
remediated or markedly improved through early intervention.
improved only slightly through early intervention.
IncorrectQuestion 8
0 / 2 pts
The term multidisciplinary means that
more than one professional needs to work with children with disabilities.
the professionals who work with children with disabilities must be very disciplined.
the schools must employ doctors and other professionals for children with disabilities.
more than one kind of discipline plan should be used with children with disabilities.
Question 9
2 / 2 pts
A child working intensively and individually with a speech therapist would be an example of which tier
of the RTI model?
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV
Question 10
2 / 2 pts
In the behavioral support plan, the “A” in the “ABC” model refers to the
behavior that is causing the problem.
event that is triggering the behavior.
consequence of the behavior.
analysis of the entire model.
Question 11
2 / 2 pts
Which of the following activities is always part of an early intervention program?
Teacher education
Legal care
Parent involvement
Job training
Question 12
2 / 2 pts
Transition plans for young children with delays and/or disabilities
are developed by parents.
are the responsibility of the child's social worker.
are developed by a child's service providers.
are developed and implemented by a team.
Question 13
2 / 2 pts
In addition to optimizing early development, early intervention seeks to
ensure all children know their alphabet and other basic skills before kindergarten.
provide parents with financial support and respite care.
prevent secondary problems from developing in the child.
have children with developmental delays on par with their age-mates by age 6.
Question 14
2 / 2 pts
Educators usually believe that skills should be taught in settings in which they will be used. This principle
is best applied by providing services for very young children in the
home.
hospital.
learning center.
playgrounds.
Question 15
2 / 2 pts
Early childhood intervention is designed to
promote optimal development for young children with developmental delays and/or disabilities.
prevent language deficits only or improve an existing disability.
prevent motor problems only or improve an existing disability through provision of teaching and learning
experiences.
provide enrichment for all young children.
Question 16
2 / 2 pts
During their early years, children with disabilities
develop much the same as children without disabilities.
require special help to acquire skills that children without disabilities learn readily.
do not respond well to attempts at intervention due to brain development.
can benefit from early intervention but normally would overcome any delay even without the
intervention.
Question 17
2 / 2 pts
Which section of IDEA 2004 includes children from birth to age 2 with developmental delays and/or
disabilities?
Part B
Section 3
Part C
Children from birth to age 2 are not included in IDEA 2004.
Question 18
2 / 2 pts
A study by _________ was the first to show that children with disabilities' potential was not fixed at birth.
Skeels and Dye
Terman
Guilford
Abecedarian.
Question 19
2 / 2 pts
Caution is required in deciding whether an infant is developmentally delayed because
doctors disagree about how to define developmental delays.
parents often worry about their children's development.
infants develop at different rates.
developmental delays are not observable.
Question 20
2 / 2 pts
A key difference between early childhood special education practices and developmentally appropriate
practices (DAPs) is
homogeneous versus heterogeneous grouping.
the manner in which the child is engaged.
the use of instructional technology.
the level of parental involvement.
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