Guidance for Using the DRDP Instruments
Guide to the Developmental Sequences of the DRDP access
The Guide to the Developmental Sequences of the DRDP access describes the developmental sequences that make up the Indicators and Measures of the DRDP access. The guide will help you build a solid understanding of the instrument, accurately rate the Measures, and explain a child’s current development to parents and other providers. Through this introductory page, the guide can be accessed as an interactive portal, an 85 page PDF, a 90 page bindable booklet with a color cover, or as a single HTML page.
User's Guide to the DRDP Instruments for Preschool Special Education
Please explore this expanded and updated version of the User's Guide. The Guide contains essential information on how to use the DRDP instruments to observe, assess, and report on the development of preschool children with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Through this introductory page, the guide can be downloaded as a PDF, printed as a bindable booklet with a color cover, or read as a single HTML page.
(204kb, English)
Adaptations Used with the DRDP Assessment System For Preschool Special Education
This document defines the seven adaptations used in the DRDP Assessment System. Please note that the description of the DRDP Adaptation "Augmentative and Alternative Communication System" was revised in May, 2008 to clarify the use of sign language.
(132kb, English)
Roles and Responsibilities of IEP Teams in the Desired Results System
A description of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team's role in documenting the DRDP instrument used with the child and determining which adaptations will be included in the assessment. Includes a worksheet for documenting and describing the child's adaptations, which is also available to download alone as an interactive PDF.
(134kb, English)
The Role of Family Observations in the Desired Results Assessment System
An overview of the research findings that suggest parents’ observations are reliable and valid and should be considered an essential component of a comprehensive assessment process.
繁體中文 – 家長觀察 在 Desired Results 成長概況 評估系統內的作用
한국어 – 가족 관찰의 역할 DRDP(Desired Results Developmental Profile: 바람직한 결과 발달 프로파일) 평가 시스템에서의 역할
(494kb, English)
Reliability and Validity of the DRDP access:
Results of the 2005-2006 Calibration Study
This document describes evidence of validity, reliability and scaling of scores from the Desired Results Developmental Profile access. The objective is to provide information about the quality of scores obtained from the DRDP access.
(357kb, English)
Reliability and Validity of the DRDP access:
Results of the 2005-2006 Calibration Study:
Executive Summary
This document is a four page summary of the Reliability and Validity of the DRDP access: Results of the 2005-2006 Calibration Study.
(2.15mb, English)
Understanding the DRDP access Measurement Model
This document describes the development of the DRDP access and the measurement model underlying the instrument. Designed to help service providers and administrators understand the benefits and utility of the DRDP access, this document discusses the importance and interpretation of DRDP results, and describes the reports available to teachers for each child whose scores are entered into Special Education Desired Results System (SEDRS).
Updated 02/10/10