CNE Special Needs & Behavioral Support Flashcards

Social stories, developed by Carol Gray, are primarily used to help children with autism:

Answer: Understand social situations and expected behaviors

Social stories describe a social situation from the child's perspective and outline expected responses, helping children with autism navigate everyday interactions.

Least restrictive environment (LRE) under IDEA means a child with a disability should be educated:

Answer: With non-disabled peers to the maximum extent appropriate

LRE requires that children with disabilities be educated alongside non-disabled peers as much as possible, with supplementary aids and services as needed.

Which sensory-based strategy involves providing deep pressure input to help a child self-regulate?

Answer: Weighted vest or compression clothing

Weighted vests and compression clothing provide proprioceptive input that can calm the nervous system and improve focus in children with sensory regulation challenges.

A nanny educator suspects a child may have a learning disability. What is the most appropriate first action?

Answer: Document observations and communicate concerns to the parents

Documenting specific observations and sharing them with parents is the appropriate first step so the family can pursue a professional evaluation.

Prompting hierarchies in behavioral support are used to:

Answer: Provide graduated levels of assistance until independence is achieved

A prompting hierarchy offers the least intrusive prompt first, gradually increasing support level until the child successfully completes the target skill.

Which term describes the process of gradually removing supports as a child becomes more independent with a skill?

Answer: Fading

Fading involves systematically reducing the level of prompting or assistance as the child demonstrates increasing mastery of the skill.