title: Evaluation of the preschool life skills program in Head Start classrooms: a systematic replication.
abstract: In an attempt to address risk factors associated with extensive nonfamilial child care, we implemented the preschool life skills (PLS) program (Hanley, Heal, Tiger, & Ingvarsson, 2007) in two community-based Head Start classrooms. A multiple baseline design across classrooms, repeated across skills, showed that the program resulted in a 5-fold increase in PLS and an accompanying reduction in problem behavior, replicating the effects observed by Hanley et al. (2007).
authors.affiliation: Western New England University.
authors.forename: Gregory P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Hanley
authors.forename: Tara A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Fahmie
authors.forename: Nicole A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Heal
mesh_terms: D002652:Child Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D012574:Schools; D012919:Social Behavior
keywords: classwide teaching; delay tolerance; functional communication; preschool life skills