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DEC Resource Highlight, Part 4

As we mentioned in a previous blog post, in the coming weeks we will make an effort to address  topics suggested by our June 2016 conference participants. To that end, for the past few weeks we have been making recommendations on the available resources from the Division for Early Childhood, such as their position statements , Learning Decks (webinars), journals, and other publications. 

This week's Resource Highlight is on Assessment/Data Collection, and Supporting and Embedding Assessment Practices. Please note that some of the resources are free for DEC members only (such as the journal articles); however, DEC does provide resources that are free for all, such as the Recommended Practices and Position Statements. Others are available for purchase. This list is by no means fully comprehensive; we selected more recently released publications or resources (within the last 6-8 years).

Suggested Topic: Assessment/Data Collection

FREE RESOURCES

DEC/CEC Personnel Standards

·       Initial Standards & Specialty Set: Assessment

·       Advanced Standards & Specialty Set:Assessment

Publications:

·       DEC Recommended Practices

(see section on Assessment)

·       Promoting Positive Outcomes for Children With Disabilities: Recommendations for Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation (March 2007)

  

 

·       Frameworks for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood: Description and Implications (2013)

 

FREE FOR DEC MEMBERS:

Young Exceptional Children Publications (Free to DEC Members; non-members may purchase):

   Resources for Supporting Recommended Practices for Assessment by Camille Catlett (2015)

   Three Mistakes Made Worldwide in “Getting Children Ready” for School by Kristie Pretti-Frontczak, Sanna Harjusola-Webb, Margaret Chin, Jennifer Grisham-Brown, Serra Acar, Kay Heo, Maureen Corby, and Songtian Zeng (2016)

Bridging Behavioral Assessment and Behavioral Intervention: Finding Your Inner Behavior Analyst by LeAnne D. Johnson and Emily Monn (2015)

Challenging Behavior and Early Academic Skill Development: An Integrated Approach to Assessment and Intervention by Robin L. Hojnoski and Brenna K. Wood (2012)

 

Improving Child Outcomes With Data-Based Decision Making: Interpreting and Using Data by Karen L. Gischlar, Robin L. Hojnoski, and Kristen N. Missall (2009)

Improving Child Outcomes With Data-Based Decision Making: Graphing Data by Robin L. Hojnoski, Karen L. Gischlar, and Kristen N. Missall (2009)

Improving Child Outcomes With Data-Based Decision Making: Collecting Data by Robin L. Hojnoski, Karen L. Gischlar, and Kristen N. Missall (2009)

The Bridge: An Authentic Literacy Assessment Strategy for Individualizing and Informing Practice With Young Children With Disabilities by Patsy L. Pierce, Gail Summer, and Mark O'deKirk (2009)

Using Individual Growth and Development Indicators to Assess Child and Program Outcomes by Gayle J. Luze and Kere Hughes (2008)

FOR PURCHASE:

·       Young Exceptional Children Monograph No 13: Gathering Information to Make Informed Decisions: Contemporary Perspectives about Assessment in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education (2011)

·       Young Exceptional Children Monograph No 4: Assessment: Gathering Meaningful Information (2002)

Suggested Topic: Supporting and Embedding Assessment Practices

FREE FOR DEC MEMBERS:

Young Exceptional Children Publications (Free to DEC Members; non-members may purchase):

·       Challenging Behavior and Early Academic Skill Development: An Integrated Approach to Assessment and Intervention by Robin L. Hojnoski & Brenna K. Wood (2012)

·       Embedding Assessment of Young Children Into Routines of Inclusive Settings: A Systematic Planning Approach by Rebecca J. Cook (2004)

FOR PURCHASE:

·       Young Exceptional Children Monograph No 16: Blending Practices for All Children (2014)

·        DEC Learning Deck: 

Using Embedded Learning Opportunities in Inclusive Preschool Routines and Activities

Purchase This Learning Deck

See our previous DEC Resource Highlights:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Stay tuned as we continue to go through the list of suggested topics from your conference feedback!

Resources compiled by Caitlin Spear, ODEC Training and Professional Development Chair

Image credits: Division for Early Childhood

DEC Resource Highlight, Part 3

 As we mentioned in a previous blog post, in the coming weeks we will make an effort to address  topics suggested by our June 2016 conference participants. To that end, we will make recommendations on the available resources from the Division for Early Childhood, such as their position statements , Learning Decks (webinars), journals, and other publications. Please note that some of the resources are free for DEC members only (such as the journal articles); however, DEC does provide resources that are free for all, such as the Recommended Practices and Position Statements. Others are available for purchase. This list is by no means fully comprehensive; we selected more recently released publications or resources (within the last 6-8 years).

Suggested Topic: Literacy

Image credit: Division for Early Childhood

FREE RESOURCES

 Publications:

·       Frameworks for Response to Intervention in Early Childhood: Description and Implications (2013)

o   Free download here

·       Promoting Positive Outcomes for Children With Disabilities: Recommendations for Curriculum, Assessment, and Program Evaluation (March 2007; not too recent, but still relevant)

o   Free download here

FREE FOR DEC MEMBERS

Young Exceptional Children Publications (Free to DEC Members; non-members may purchase):

·       Strategies for Supporting Early Literacy Development by Lindsay R. Dennis and Eva Horn (2011)

·       A Team Approach to Data-Driven Decision-Making Literacy Instruction in Preschool Classrooms: Child Assessment and Intervention Through Classroom Team Self-Reflection by Mary Abbott, Constance Beecher, Sarah Petersen, Charles R. Greenwood, and Jane Atwater (2015)

·       Promoting Early Literacy Skills within Daily Activities and Routines in Preschool Classrooms by Lynette K. Chandler, Robin Miller Young, Donna Nylander, LuAnn Shields, JoAnne Ash, Becky Bauman, Jill Butts, Kristine Black, Peggy Geraghty, Megan Hafer, Angie Lay, Brandie Mitera, ebra Richardson, Kara Steffen, and Debra Summers (2008)

Journal of Early Intervention Articles (Free for DEC Members; available for purchase for non-members)

·       Knowing What to Teach Provides a Roadmap for Early Literacy Intervention by Howard Goldstein (2011)

·       Effects of an Individualized Narrative Intervention on Children’s Storytelling and Comprehension Skills by Trina D. Spencer,  Mandana Kajian, Douglas B. Petersen, and Nicholas Bilyk (2014)

FOR PURCHASE

·       Young Exceptional Children Monograph No. 07: Supporting Early Literacy Development in Young Children (2005)

o   Purchase here

Suggested Topic: Children’s Authors

FREE FOR DEC MEMBERS

Young Exceptional Children Publications (Free to DEC Members; non-members may purchase):

·       Pick a Book, Any Book: Using Children’s Books to Support Positive Attitudes Toward Peers With Disabilities by Michaelene M. Ostrosky, Chryso Mouzourou, Emily A. Dorsey, Paddy C. Favazza, and Lisa M. Leboeuf (2013)

·       Teaching Phonological Awareness to All Children Through Storybook Reading by Alina Mihai, Amber Friesen, Gretchen Butera,  Eva Horn,  Joan Lieber, and Susan Palmer (2014)

·       Enhancing Interactions With Children With Autism Through Storybook Reading: A Caregiver’s Guide by Kate Zimmer (2015)

FOR PURCHASE

·        I Will Be Your Friend: Songs and Activities for Young Peacemakers: from YEC's Resources Within Reason: Resources to Support Friendships

 Stay tuned as we continue to go through the list of suggested topics from the conference. See our previous DEC Resource Highlights here: Part 1 and Part 2

Resource Highlight prepared by: Caitlin Spear, ODEC Training and Professional Development Chair