Abstract
The purpose of this research project was to determine whether training the Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) teachers, paraprofessionals, and staff would increase the social and emotional literacy of the children as well as the staff in the ECSE classroom . The four areas of training & research consisted of: 1. Increasing staff’s positive attention, encouragement and praise while working as a team in the ECSE classroom; 2. Using incentives for the purpose of promoting positive attention in the classroom; 3. Using more proactive teaching techniques for the purpose of preventing behavior problems in the classroom, and 4. Increasing staff’s proficiency in teaching social skills, problem-solving skills, and anger management skills. The staff trainings served as a prerequisite for the successful implementation of the Incredible Years (IY) Child Training Program called the Dina Dinosaur Social Skills and Problem Solving curriculum. This curriculum will be fully implemented in the ECSE classroom beginning in the fall, 2010. Focus groups and grounded theory methodology were utilized to collect and analyze the data.
Advisor
Robin Wingo
Date of Degree
2010
Language
english
Document Type
Other Capstone Project
Degree
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Department
Social Work
College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Appel, K. J. (2010). Teacher Training for the Implementation of the Incredible Years at GFW Elementary School [Master’s capstone project, Minnesota State University, Mankato]. Cornerstone: A Collection of Scholarly and Creative Works for Minnesota State University, Mankato. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/475/
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