Introduction to Recommended Practices--a Training Package

Recommended Practices is a DEC initiative that bridges the gap between research and practice, offering much-needed guidance to parents and professionals who work with young children with disabilities.

DEC’s primary goal is to identify practices that result in better outcomes for young children with disabilities, their families, and the personnel who serve them. The practices are derived from two key sources. One source is the scientific literature on effective practices for young children with disabilities, their families, and the personnel who work with them. The other source is the knowledge and experience of those who work with young children and their families. 

Beyond the resources found at DEC's store related to recommended practice, a valuable resource has been created to help with training and implementation of the practices.

Click here to access this valuable professional development (inservice and preservice) resource.

The Training Package provides the tools you need to introduce Recommended Practices to students and practitioners.  The PowerPoint includes an introduction to the Division for Early Childhood; the background and importance of the DEC Recommended Practices; strategies to use and apply the practices in a variety of settings; and an overview of the DEC Recommended Practices products.  There are trainer notes within the PowerPoint that give discussion points, ideas for activities, and more background information for the trainer.

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And a note of thanks to Megan Purcell for her continual dedication to spreading the word about recommended practices and for pulling this resource together for all of us to benefit!