News & Updates

For anyone involved in the DRDP process. Introduces the DRDP (2025), including what’s new, its purpose and why it was developed. Explore the assessment process and leave with an understanding of the purpose & utility of the DRDP (2025).

DRDP (2025) manual & Special Ed Info Page/Rating Records are now available. Read the newsletter for resources, webinar information, and professional development opportunities.

An Information Page and Rating Record for each child assessed is required for reporting DRDP results, use this version for 3, 4, and 5-year old children with IEPs.

Full PTK DRDP (2025) Assessment Manual for use with 3, 4, and 5-year old children with IEPs.

Designed for anyone involved in the DRDP process, including assessors, support staff, and special education service providers and administrators. This session introduces the DRDP (2025), including what’s new, different, its purpose and why it was developed. Participants will explore the assessment process and leave with a clear understanding of the purpose and utility of the DRDP (2025).

Join us this fall for live, online professional learning focused on authentic use of the DRDP (2025). Through interactive webinars, participants will explore observation and documentation, evidence-based rating practices, and key updates to the DRDP. Each session blends practical guidance, reflection, and collaborative learning to support meaningful assessment practices for young children with IFSPs and IEPs.

Our newly updated trainings are designed to build confidence in authentic assessment practices. Educators will complete one age-specific DRDP (2025) Required Training course (Infant-Toddler or Preschool/TK/K) and the new Rating Practice: Kingston's Learning Journey, an interactive learning experience that strengthens rating skills through guided practice using authentic examples. The courses are available now and can be completed whenever you're ready to prepare for a successful DRDP (2025) implementation. To begin, login or create your DR Access Learn account!

A document illustrating how the Domains and Measures of the DRDP used in early childhood special education correspond to the three OSEP outcomes.