DEC recommended practices : enhancing services for young children with disabilities and their families / managing editor Rosa Milagros Santos [and others].
Publisher:
Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children,
Resources within reason: foundational resources for each area of the DEC recommended practices A history of the DEC recommended practices Camille Catlett. Revising the division for early childhood recommend practices: when, who and how Patricia Snyder and Betsy Ayankoya -- Leadership: setting the course and steering the ship Kathleen Hebbeler -- Assessment: guiding principles for accurate and efficient decision making Jane Squires -- Environment: improving access and participation Tricia Catalino and Lori E. Meyer -- Family: using the recommended practices to build parent competence and confidence Carol M. Trivette and Rashida Benerjee -- Instruction: making the most of learning opportunities Ilene Schwartz and Juliann Woods -- Interaction: from qualities of interaction to intervention practices using what comes naturally Jeanette McCollum -- Teaming and collaboration: thinking abut how as well as what Chelsea Guillen and Pam Winton -- Transition: using the recommended practices to support continuity and transitions Beth S. Rous -- Voices from the field -- Resources within reason: foundational resources for each area of the DEC recommended practices Camille Catlett.
Summary:
"The DEC recommended practices provide guidance to families and professionals about the most effective ways to improve learning outcomes and promote development of young children, birth through age 5, who have, or are at-risk for, developmental delays or disabilities."--Page 4 of cover.
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