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May 2009
Welcome to Connect!
Special Focus: Resources for Successful Transitions
Welcome to the third issue of Connect!, the Desired Results access Project’s free e-news blast. Each issue will feature news, resources, and activities that will help you to use the DRDP Assessment System for preschool special education. We’ll publish Connect! at least monthly, and occasionally more often to share late-breaking news. Please forward issues to your colleagues and encourage them to subscribe.
Resources
1. DRDP Guidance for IEP Teams for Children Entering Preschool Special Education
2. National Early Childhood Transition Center Resources
3. Transition Alert April 2009: New Technical Report Available on Review of Transition Research
4. Supporting Successful Transitions: Do We Have the Commitment?
1. DRDP Guidance for IEP Teams for Children Entering Preschool Special Education
This document describes the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team’s roles in selecting the appropriate DRDP instrument and determining adaptations for preschool children entering special education. The Guide includes a worksheet for selecting an instrument.
www.draccess.org/assessors/GuidanceForIEPteams.html
2. National Early Childhood Transition Center Resources
TThe National Early Childhood Transition Center's mission is to examine factors that promote successful transitions between infant/toddler programs, preschool programs, and public school programs for young children with disabilities and their families. Its primary objective is to investigate and validate practices and strategies that enhance the early childhood transition process and support positive school outcomes for children with disabilities.
www.hdi.uky.edu/NECTC
3. Transition Alert April 2009: New Technical Report Available on Review of Transition Research
Researchers at the National Early Childhood Transition Center (NECTC) have conducted a review of existing refereed research on early childhood transition. The report includes key findings, promising practices, and future directions for research.
www.hdi.uky.edu/NECTC/Publications/transalterts.aspx
4. Supporting Successful Transitions: Do We Have the Commitment?
By Larry Edelman. A look at what makes transition both challenging and successful. Includes strategies, references, a self-assessment, and a wealth of resources. Originally published in Resources and Connections: Supporting Quality Practices in Early Learning and Early Intervention for Infants, Toddlers, & Their Families, July, 2005, Vol. 4, Number 1
Supporting Successful Transitions: Do We Have the Commitment?
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