Exceptional Children - Volume 13 Number 5 December 2010 - Preschool Inclusion International Perspectives Sense of Touch Into Early Childhood Services

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Young Exceptional Children (YEC) supports practitioners and families with articles grounded in theory and research, written in a reader-friendly style for a broad audience including professionals across disciplines, family members, and paraprofessionals. The issue emphasizes preschool inclusion, international perspectives, and early childhood services, highlighting the professional development value of the annual DEC conference and encouraging continued learning beyond the event, through journals, monographs, webinars, and work groups. Submissions follow APA (6th ed) and are limited to 15 double-spaced pages.

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Editorial and journal focus

Professional development and DEC conference impact

Ongoing involvement and federal initiatives

Submission guidelines and disclaimer

ougExceptional Children Volume 13 Number 5 December 2010 Preschool Inclusion— International Perspectives Sense of Touch Into Early Childhood Services Home Literacy Environment Official Journal of the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children ⑤SAGE Our annual DEC conference is more than an event.For many of us,the DEC conference is one of few opportunities to participate in a professional development activity at the international level,as presenters and/or attendees.The DEC conference provides us with thevenue to fulfillour professional responsibilities to share knowledge,to learn newinformation,to hone our skills,and to be on the cutting edge of research,practice,andpolicies.As presenters and/or attendees,we are all contributing to building the knowledgein our field. By the time this issue of Young Exceptional Children goes to press,the 2010 DECconference will be over.However,the impact of the sessions,activities,and meetings fromthis annual conference will be felt beyond October.Our professional development does notend when we leave the conference.If we are to see positive changes in our practice,it iscritical that we continue with our learning process. We can extend the knowledge and skills that we gained from the conference through ourjournals,monographs,webinars,and other professional development products and activities.it is our responsibility to seek the information and knowledge that can make us moreeffective in how we serve young children with disabilities and families.DEC and many of itskey partners offer these opportunities,and it is upon us to seek and access these resources. Our annual DEC conference also provides us with inultiple opportunities to get involvedwith important issues in the early childhood special education and early intervention field.At the DEC conference,we highlighted many of the key issues and initiatives that areimportant to DEC and its members.However,addressing these issues and initiatives are ayear-round affair.For example,since July of 2010,DEC has responded to three key federalinitiatives that have a direct impact not only on our members but on our field as a whole,including(a)the proposed priorities by the Institute of Educational Sciences,(b)EducationSecretary Arne Duncan's priorities for discretionary grant programs,and(c)thereauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.Read the comments on ourwebsite at http://dec-sped.org/About_DEC/Whats_New. President's Responding to these initiatives and other key issues in our field is important because theydirectly affect the services provided to young children with disabilities and their familiesAddressing these issues and initiatives takes time and human resources.DEC is amembership organization,and it relies primarily on its members to step up and make thechanges that need to happen.DEC has several ongoing work groups and special interestgroups that are focused on research,practice,professional development,and policy.Thesework groups and special interest groups are active year-round and are great venues formembers to get involved and make an impact.Read about these work groups and specialinterest groups on the DEC website. Finally,I want to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks to my conferenceco-chair,Kristie Pretti-Frontczak,the Missouri and Kansas DEC Local ArrangementsCommittee (LAC),in particular,Carol Ayres,Michael Barla,Peggy Miksch,and Mane Wohler(LAC cochairs);and all of the volunteers for their hard work and support of the 2010 DECconference.Their passion and commitment were essential to the success of the conference.They along with the DEC Executive Office staff exemplified the true spirit of collaboration!Maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat(many thanks to all,in Tagalog)! If you want to continue to follow the latest DEC events and activities,join me at my blogat http://dec-sped.org/About_DEC/Presidents_Blog. I look forward to hear

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What is Young Exceptional Children (YEC) intended to support?

YEC assists practitioners and family members in their daily activities with young children, especially in early childhood special education and early intervention contexts.

What kinds of articles does YEC seek?

YEC seeks articles with a sound base in theory or research, written for practitioners and families, and presented clearly using descriptions, vignettes, or examples.

How should manuscripts be prepared and submitted to YEC?

Manuscripts must follow the APA Publication Manual (6th ed) guidelines, be prepared for electronic submission, and must not exceed 15 double-spaced pages.

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