13.ApurposeofPartCforinfantsandtoddlersinIDEAisto
a.minimizethepotentialforfuturedevelopmentaldelay.
b.increaseeducationalcoststosocietyovertimetoensurethechild’sneedsaremet.
c.minimizepotentialforthechildtoliveinsocietyandincreasedependenceonthefamily.
d.decreaseparentresponsibilityinmeetingtheirchildren’sspecialneedswhileincreasingtheresponsibilityfor
professionals.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: Bloom’s:Applying
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:HESC.HARD.17.03.04-Describe(a)theimportanceofearlyinterventionservicesfor
youngchildrenandfamilies,(b)howPartCofIDEAsupportstheseservices,and(c)
evidence-basedearlychildhoodinstructionalapproaches.
NATIONALSTANDARDS: UnitedStates-CEC.6.0-Beginningspecialeducationprofessionalsusefoundational
knowledgeofthefieldandtheirprofessionalEthicalPrinciplesandPracticeStandards
toinformspecialeducationpractice,toengageinlifelonglearning,andtoadvancetheir
profession.
NOTES: Carefullyselectedservicesandsupportscanreducethelong-termimpactofthedisa-
bilityandcounteractanynegativeeffectsofwaitingtointervene.
14.Understandingofbraindevelopmentandneurosciencesuggestthatearlyinterventionservices
a.maybemorecostlyinthelongruntoprovidetheseservicesifthechildisn’tmatureenoughtolearn.
b.shouldbeginasearlyaspossible.
c.aremoreeffectiveifschoolswaituntilthechildreachesacertaindevelopmentalleveltoprovideservices.
d.aremoreeffectiveinacenter-basedsettingthaninthehome.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: Bloom’s:Understanding
LEARNINGOBJECTIVES:HESC.HARD.17.03.04-Describe(a)theimportanceofearlyinterventionservicesfor
youngchildrenandfamilies,(b)howPartCofIDEAsupportstheseservices,and(c)
evidence-basedearlychildhoodinstructionalapproaches.
NATIONALSTANDARDS: UnitedStates-CEC.5.0-Beginningspecialeducationprofessionalsselect,adapt,and
usearepertoireofevidence-basedinstructionalstrategiestoadvancelearningof
individualswithexceptionalities.
NOTES: Asourunderstandingofbraindevelopmentandneuroscienceincreases,ithasbe-come
clearthatearlyinterventionservicesshould(1)beginasearlyaspossible,(2)enhance
thementalhealth,executivefunctionskills,andself-regulationcapacitiesofcaregivers,
and(3)includeskill-buildingopportunitiesforavarietyofserviceproviders