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DEC Recommended Practices: Making Them Real for Families. Carol M. Trivette, PhD May 21, 2014 2014 National Early Childhood Inclusion Conference Chapel Hill, NC ctrivette@puckett.org. Getting Started. Getting to know who is in the room. History of DEC Recommended Practices.
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DEC Recommended Practices:Making Them Real for Families Carol M. Trivette, PhD May 21, 2014 2014 National Early Childhood Inclusion Conference Chapel Hill, NC ctrivette@puckett.org
Getting Started • Getting to know who is in the room. • History of DEC Recommended Practices
RP Topic Areas • Assessment • Environment • Family • Instruction • Interaction • Teaming and Collaboration • Transition
Group Review Questions • What are your thoughts about the practices included in the Recommended Practices theme you reviewed? • When thinking about families, what would be some of the challenges you might have in explaining the practices in this theme to families? • Summarize the thoughts of the group and be prepared to report out.
Questions for the Whole Group • What are your thoughts about what Talina is suggesting regarding how we should approach families about DEC Recommended Practices? Specifically the idea of “Adding to the language of families”
Challenges • As a group, what would be 3 – 5 challenges to “adding to the language of families”? • Write them on sticky notes and be prepared to report out. • IMPORTANT: WRITE LEGIBLY!!!
Solutions • As a group examine the challenges that you were given. • Identify solutions to the challenges and be prepared present them to the group.
Closing - Fill in the Blanks • DEC Recommended Practices are _________. • Working to help families understand DEC Recommended Practices is ________.