PO436: Using Strong Start in Head Start to Increase Prosocial Behavior

  • PMD: 4,5
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction
  • Poster Session 6: Promoting Social and Emotional Development

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. implement Merrell’s Strong Start in their schools with teachers as interventionist;
  2. recognize the importance of universal supports at the classroom level to improve social–emotional and behavioral difficulties; and
  3. explore the effectiveness of Merrell’s Strong Start curriculum on preschool students’ social and emotional behaviors.

Description

This study evaluated the effectiveness and social validity of Merrell’s Strong Start curriculum for class-wide use. The researchers will describe the outcomes of the study and implications for practice.

Presenter(s)

Merrick Mcevoy, University of Southern Mississippi
Crystal N. Taylor, Appalachian State University

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