DEC Recommended Practices: Assessment

Most, if not all of you following Division for Early Childhood (DEC) are aware about the DEC Recommended Practices document... but did you know that in 2016 DEC released an RP document with examples?

This is a great tool to use to guide your interactions with your children, families, colleagues, teams, and communities. Here's an example under the ASSESSMENT strand:

"A3: Practitioners use assessment materials and strategies that are appropriate for the child’s age and level of development and accommodate the child’s sensory, physical, communication, cultural, linguistic, social, and emotional characteristics.

Examples:

• An early interventionist incorporates the child’s use of an alternative communication system into all interactions and observations for the purpose of administering an assessment.
• The early intervention team agrees to do individual assessments across a few days and times based on the family’s feedback that their child becomes overwhelmed by groups of people.
• A physical therapist observes a child with a physical disability using his mobility device and adaptive equipment while being assessed in the area of physical development."

(DEC, 2016, p.11)

Think about it:
What are other EI examples you can think of that align with A3? 

Please comment below!

Download the official Recommended Practices with Examples document at https://divisionearlychildhood.egnyte.com/dl/NRAghl7roM