DRDP Guidance for Fiscal Year 2020 2021 1

DRDP Guidance for Fiscal Year 2020 -2021 1

WELCOME 2

You May Be Asking, Why Are We Still Doing the DRDP? Because we still need to: • understand how children are doing right now; • understand how this pandemic is affecting them; • provide data to plan and support children's learning and development; and • communicate children's learning and development with families. 3

Goals of Today’s Webinar Agenda • Provide guidance on the Early Learning and Care (ELCD) Division DRDP Modified Essential View • Provide tips and resources for observing in virtual environments • Provide guidance for the Special Education Division DRDP Interim View 4

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DRDP Domains and Measures • PS Comprehensive View: 8 domains and 56 measures • I/T Comprehensive View: 5 domains and 29 measures • PS Fundamental View: 6 domains and 43 measures • I/T Essential View: 5 domains and 21 measures • PS Essential View: 6 domains and 29 measures The Modified Essential View now has 16 measures for preschool and 13 for infants and toddlers. 6

Children with IEPs or IFSPs in ELCD programs • The Fundamental View populates in DRDP Online for preschool-age children. • The Comprehensive View populates in DRDP Online for infants and toddlers. • Completing a combination of the measures from the DR Access Interim and Modified Essential Views will result in all children being represented in the reports. 7

DRDP Online • The Modified Essential View is available in DRDP Online. • Completion of the Modified Essential View will provide reports in the three domains of SED, LLD, and COG. Make an appointment for assistance! 8

DRDP for FY 2020 -2021–Program Quality Implementation (PQI) • Flexibility with DRDPs • Timeframe for completion • Using DRDP data to provide age developmentally appropriate activities 9

Tips • Be intentional with the time you do have with children and families. • Think critically about what evidence can be focused on growth and development. • Observe for multiple measures. • Start early so that there is time to find more evidence for more challenging measures. 10

Ideas for Virtual Learning: Routines 11

Ideas for Virtual Learning: Signs 12

Ideas for Virtual Learning: Weekly Agendas 13

Remote Data Collection • Use a checklist to document children participating in activities. • Schedule time after a virtual meeting to reflect and document what children were able to do. • Provide virtual sessions in smaller groups and/or a few times per day. • Leverage conversation. Allowing children to share and speak will provide documentation. 14

Ideas for Virtual Learning: Provide “Goodie Bag” of Materials • playdough • lace and beads • pencils • foam shapes • crayons • wood shapes • markers • unifix cubes • scissors (child size) For infants and toddlers: • sensory toys, stacking block/cups, puppets • 10 pieces of colored construction paper • journal book 15

Kai Ming Head Start 16 16

Ideas for Virtual Learning: Regular Check-In With Families 17

Build Family Partnerships • Individualize communication • Simple routines • Plan to check in with children and families on weekly basis • Teachers make small videos with a theme (garden, pets) –Ask children to do the same –Share at the next virtual session 18

Importance of Collections • Encourage children to make a collection of items (rocks, sticks, leaves). • Have child (children) share their collection at the meeting group. • Ask them about the collection. – Ask them to count. – As them to show a certain amount (show me 5, etc. ). 19

Things to Collect at Home Things to build with Small things to count/sort 20 Soft things to toss

DRDP Portfolio App 21

Voices from the Field • Recording Lineth • Lineth to talk about DRDP collection 22

Resources and Contact Information Desired Results Training & Technical Assistance Project 800 -770 -6339 www. desiredresults. us desiredresults@wested. org Make an appointment for assistance! 23

The DRDP for Special Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic

DRDP Requirements for Special Ed Fall 2020 When should we start reporting Interim DRDP for Special Education measures? Beginning in fall, 2020 (and until further notice) When must children begin services to be included in the fall assessment? Before November 1. New date! When must children begin services to be included in the spring assessment? Before April 1. New date! What is the deadline for assessors who are submitting DRDP data? This date is locally determined; contact your program administrator. What is the deadline for SELPAs to submit No change: February 1 for fall; July 1 for data? spring.

Valuable Information from the Supplemental Guidance for the Interim DRDP Supplemental Guidance for Special Education on Using the DRDP During the COVID-19 Pandemic 26

Interim DRDP for Special Ed Preschool: Contains 23 measures (20 fewer than the Preschool Fundamental View) Infant/Toddler: Contains 20 measures (Nine fewer measures than the Infant/Toddler Comprehensive View) 27

Key Sections of the Supplemental Guidance for Special Education • Getting to Know Children and Families during Distance Learning • Observing children during video conferencing • Applying classroom-based terms to home environments • Leading Focused Conversations with Families (Revised for the Interim DRDP) • Information Page/Rating Records 28

Suggestions included for typical family and child routines to observe for the DRDP Approaches to Learning– Self. Regulation (ATL-REG) Playing with toys, listening to stories, transitioning between routines or activities Social and Emotional Development (SED) Playing with people, talking on the phone, or video visits with friends or siblings Language and Literacy Development (LLD) Meal or snack time, playing, bath time, dressing, handwashing, story time Cognition, Including Math and Science (COG) Playing with toys, meal or snack time including helping with preparation, bath time, dressing Physical Development–Health (PD-HLTH) Outdoor play, going for walks, moving from one place to another, getting on and off of furniture or in and out of highchairs, dressing, bathing, meal and snack time 29

Tips for Rating in the Guidance • Generalize nouns used in the DRDP 2015 to the home environment • Do not re-interpret verbs, which describe the behaviors and skills that the child does to demonstrate mastery. Original example in the DRDP: Pats the classroom pet gently when a familiar adult communicates, "Gentle touches. " Example that does not change the verb, but generalizes the noun: Pats the family pet gently when his father communicates, "Gentle touches. "

Leading Focused Conversations With Families • During the pandemic, assessors will increasingly rely on information provided by families when early intervention home visits are frequently delivered via video conferencing and many preschool services are provided through distance learning and tele-therapy. • Follow the four-step process for planning and leading focused conversations with families to help complete the DRDP this fall. 31

Stay In Touch for Special Ed Information Contact Us Follow us: • Web: www. draccess. org pinterest. com/DRAccess • Email: info@draccess. org twitter. com/draccess • Phone: (800) 673 -9220 32

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