Anyone with an active Hi Rasmus subscription can access our Preschool Life Skills Programming!
We created our Preschool Life Skills programming in partnership with FTF Consulting and Gregory Hanley, PHD, BCBA-D, LABA
Further professional training on Preschool Life Skills can be found at: https://ftfbc.com/services/preschool-life-skills/What is Preschool Life Skills?
The Preschool Life Skills (PLS) program is a small group and class-wide approach to teaching critical social skills to preschoolers to prevent problem behavior from developing or reemerging.
These particular social skills were selected partly because early elementary teachers have identified them as being critical to early school success and partly because they are the skills taught in treatment once problem behavior has developed. The program begins as a class-wide approach to teaching thirteen skills in sequence. The program may then be individualized for small groups of learners of similar abilities.
Who is PLS For?
PLS is a problem behavior prevention curriculum. It is intended for students who are at risk for the development of severe problem behavior. It is not intended for students who already exhibit severe problem behavior.
Adding PLS to a Learner in Hi Rasmus
- Select [Library] from the main navigation menu to access your organization's Library
- Scroll down to the [Featured Programs] section of your Library
- Select the Preschool Life Skills Curriculum program
- Select [Add to Client]
- Select the Learner's name from the drop down menu
- Select [Add Package]
Implementing the PLS Curriculum in Hi Rasmus
💡 The Preschool Life Skills Curriculum is designed to be run in a group setting.
CLICK HERE to learn more about how to run group sessions (BETA) in Hi Rasmus
- Being with PLS1: Responding to First name
- Programs are customizable. The targets can be tailored to the learner’s needs.
- Program are set up as sets of targets
- Can make these less or more detailed for your learner
- Can be modified to include the specific behavior being targeted in that lesson
- Clients can progress through the curriculum as a whole group or individually
- PLS is a Response to Intervention Curriculum
- Tier 1 (class-wide) programs are designed to be implemented to everyone
- Tier 2 (small group) programs are designed to be implemented for students who do not make sufficient progress at the Tier 1 level
- Tier 3 programs (1:1) are designed to be implemented with learners who do not make sufficient progress at the Tier 2 level
- A learner may progress through the curriculum without needing any Tier 2 or 3 programs
- PLS can also be modified and implemented with individual learners in ABA programs
- Iterations:
- PLS is designed to be iterative. Each iteration should build on the previous one. Clinicians are encouraged to begin with a basic interaction and continue to increase the complexity of the targets.
- To build subsequent iterations, we encourage you to apply a new package to the learner’s programs and modify the target to reflect the increase in complexity.
💡 PRO TIP: We also offer corresponding PLS Staff Fidelity Checklists.
The optimal use of the checklist requires the purchase of a staff competency license. Learn more about how to implement run staff and client programming together HERE
References
- Hanley, G. P., Heal, N. A., Tiger, J. H., & Ingvarsson, E. T. (2007). Evaluation of a classwide teaching program for developing preschool life skills. Journal of applied behavior analysis, 40(2), 277-300.
- Hanley, G. P., Fahmie, T., & Heal N. A. (2014). Evaluation of the preschool life skills curriculum in Head Start classrooms: A systematic replication. JABA, 47, 443-448.
- Fahmie, T. A., & Luczynski, K. C. (2018). Preschool life skills: Recent advancements and future directions. Journal of applied behavior analysis, 51(1), 183-188.
- Ísfeld Víðisdóttir, S. L., & Sveinbjörnsdóttir, B. (2021). The effects of individualized teaching of school readiness skills to children in preschool with attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms. Behavioral Interventions, 36(1), 315-326.
- Luczynski, K. C., & Hanley, G. P. (2013). Prevention of problem behavior by teaching functional communication and self‐control skills to preschoolers. Journal of applied behavior analysis, 46(2), 355-368.