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.
Talina’s Videos
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 ________.