Preschool First Step intervention improves teacher-reported social skills (ESP-ABI) in preschoolers with challenging behaviors¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2014 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 Children assigned to PFS had significantly higher teacher-reported adaptive behavior (ESP-ABI) at postintervention than controls, Hedges's g = .88. → Feil 2014

Evidence¶

Feil 2014¶

Feil, E. G., Frey, A., Walker, H. M., Small, J. W., Seeley, J. R., Golly, A., & Forness, S. R. (2014). The Efficacy of a Home-School Intervention for Preschoolers With Challenging Behaviors: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Preschool First Step to Success. Journal of Early Intervention. https://doi.org/10.1177/1053815114566090

q3 · i3 · causal · r2

Cross-site RCT randomizing 126 classrooms (one target child each) to PFS or usual-care control. Covariate-adjusted regression on ESP-ABI postintervention scores yielded t = 5.59, p < .001, Hedges's g = .88, a large effect favoring the intervention.

"For the prosocial behavior domain, the intervention group differed from the control group on the three parent- and teacher-reported outcomes, with informants reporting statistically significant improvement at posttest in the prosocial functioning of children receiving PFS as compared with children in the control condition."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Preschool First Step to Success produces statistically significant postintervention improvements on all teacher-reported symptom and functioning outcomes for preschoolers at risk for ADHD, with large effect sizes — related
• FSN showed similar effects for students with or at risk of comorbid ADHD, ASD, or anxiety disorders — related
• PFS effects translate to practical percentile gains averaging +23 points in prosocial domain — related
• More than a third of preschoolers screened for externalizing behavior in the PFS trial also met criteria as at risk for comorbid ADHD, and differed from nonidentified peers at baseline — related
• First Step to Success shows potentially positive effects on social outcomes (average improvement index +23) — related
• Parent-reported outcomes for the PFS ADHD-risk subsample improved in the medium range for both home-setting symptoms and social functioning — related
• First Step to Success shows potentially positive but not statistically significant effects on emotional/internal behavior (effect size 0.26) — related
• By parent report, 62% of intervention children versus 21% of controls responded or improved on ADHD symptom criteria — related
• PFS reduces teacher-reported problem behavior (SSiS) in preschoolers — related