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Pre-Elementary, Early Childhood, Kindergarten Teacher Education

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Minnesota State University, Mankato

2011

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Incredible Years Dina Dinosaur Program Evaluation, Amanda Holzapfel Jan 2011

Incredible Years Dina Dinosaur Program Evaluation, Amanda Holzapfel

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The purpose of this program evaluation was to determine the effectiveness of the Incredible Years (IY) Dina Dinosaur Child Training Program in the Early Childhood Special Education Classroom (ECSE) at the GFW Elementary School, a small town school. The Dina Dinosaur Program is designed to promote children’s social, emotional, behavior and academic skills through social skills and problem solving curriculum. This program has been found to be appropriate for children with ADHD, language and/or developmental delays and mild autism spectrum disorders, which were all present in the ECSE classroom at GFW Elementary. All of the ECSE teachers and paraprofessionals had …