News and Updates

The California Department of Education, Special Education Division requires DRDP training for all early childhood special educators who assess children with the DRDP. SELPAs are responsible for ensuring that all staff who administer the DRDP complete training.

• All courses are provided in the Desired Results Access Project's Learning Center, DRAccessLearn.org.
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Welcome back! This fall, we are returning to assessing all preschool children with IEPs with the DRDP (2015) Preschool Fundamental View and assessing infants and toddlers with IFSPs with the DRDP (2015) Infant/Toddler Comprehensive View.

What you need to know:

Inclusive opportunities for children with IEPs are expanding with Universal PreKindergarten!

Using effective, evidence-based practices in instruction greatly supports the successful inclusion of children with IEPs. Among these recommended practices is embedding instruction in the child’s daily activities and routines.

You can learn how to use an embedded instruction framework systematically, supported by a job-embedded program of professional development that includes practice-based coaching through participation in Embedded Instruction for Early Learning California (EIEL CA). This opportunity is open to general education and special education partners...

If you missed some of our Coffee Break or Learn It and Use It sessions, you can access the recordings at any time. Use them in professional development with individuals, at staff meetings, or in-service events.

Families can participate in the DRDP in several ways. Watch this short Coffee Break recording to learn ways assessors to engage with families related to the DRDP including using adaptations, discussing child development, and reviewing assessment results.