Quick guide for educators and families on laws and policies related to the identification of students with Autism ages 3 and older.

Transitions occur for children and families across their lifespan. One major transition required within IDEA is when children turn 3 years old and transition out of Part C Early Intervention Programs into Part B Services for School-Aged Children. Families have procedural safeguards and protections that ensure they are fully informed about the process and options as their child is assessed for eligibility under Part B of the IDEA. Local LEAs have a requirement under the IDEA to ensure that 100% of the children receiving Part C services and found eligible for Part B, have Part B services in place by the child’s third birthday.

Use this downloadable, fillable PDF during your assessments in order to capture play-based child observations!

Over the years the Desired Results Access Project has been developing a process that home visitors can use to confidently complete the DRDP, even when they may not have had frequent opportunities to observe the child participating in a variety of routines and activities. · The purpose of this Trainer's guide supports hosting a session to share this process and some useful tools that can be used along with it.

The Desired Results Access Project supports special educators, administrators, and families in implementing the California Department of Education’s Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) for: Infants and toddlers with Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs), and Preschool-age children with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)

Online Training and Professional Development for Special Education through DR Access LEARN. The Desired Results Access Project promotes positive outcomes for young children with disabilities and their families within California’s Early Learning and Development System by creating and supporting a high-quality assessment system.

The online publication All About Young Children: Information for Families on Children’s Early Development provides resources for families based on the California Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations and the California Preschool Learning Foundations. Parents and family members can find out what skills help children from birth to five learn, how they learn language, how they learn about feelings and relationships, how they learn about numbers, and how they become skillful at moving their bodies.

The Inventory of Practices for Promoting Social-Emotional Competence is designed to be used by individuals and/or teams to identify training needs and plan a course of action to address those needs related to four general areas: (a) building positive relationships, (b) creating supportive environments, (c) socialemotional teaching strategies, and (d) individualized intensive interventions.

Universal Pre-Kindergarten: Session 5 Webinar- Family Culture and Partnership Guide - Facilitated by CA Preschool Instructional Network, Region 3

Universal Pre-Kindergarten: Session 6 . Webinar- Empowering, Inclusive practices to support families and students experiencing adversity. Panel of experts facilitated by Dr. Julie Nicholson