Preschool PATHS® Curriculum

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Evidence · 3 claims (3 for) · 4 studies (2 causal, 1 quant-synthesis, 1 review), q3–q4 · 2 of 4 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

A social-emotional learning curriculum used within the REDI programme to develop preschoolers’ self-regulation, self-awareness, social problem-solving, and emotional control.

Components

• Preschool PATHS Curriculum promoting self-regulation and emotional control: The Preschool PATHS® Curriculum is the social-emotional learning component REDI provides to students. It "promotes social-emotional learning, which has an emphasis on self-regulation, self-awareness, social problem-solving, and emotional control." It is embedded within the broader REDI program rather than delivered alone. (REDI (Research Based (2024))

Claims

• Social-emotional learning benefits persist at follow-up [+M]
• Preschool PATHS increases emotion knowledge and parent- and teacher-rated social competence in Head Start children [+M]
• Teachers rated PATHS intervention children as less socially withdrawn than controls at year end [+M]

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Key Sources

• REDI (Research Based, Developmentally Informed). (2024). Program description page, Evidence Rating: promising. https://evidenceforessa.org/program/redi-research-based-developmentally-informed/

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