Date Available
8-1-2022
Year of Publication
2022
Degree Name
Master of Science in Education (MSEd)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Education
Department/School/Program
Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education
First Advisor
Dr. Jennifer Grisham
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a Tier 2 PLS program on increasing critical social skills (i.e., requesting for attention, framed requesting for materials and assistant, and delay and denial tolerance) and decreasing problem behaviors for the participants with risk of delay in social domain. A multiple probe across behaviors design replicated across participants was employed. The intervention terminated due to the end of school year before skill 3 could be introduced. Two of three participants met criteria for two taught skills, while one participant did not acquire all skills. Decrease of problem behavior accompanied for all participants through the intervention.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2022.266
Recommended Citation
Jiang, Zhenying, "EVALUATION OF PRESCHOOL LIFE SKILLS (PLS) PROGRAM TO TEACH SOCIAL SKILLS IN A PRESCHOOL CLASS" (2022). Theses and Dissertations--Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education. 122.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/edsrc_etds/122
