Positive behaviour support plan in the first cycle of early childhood education
Abstract
This study aims to analyse the effects of the positive behavioral support plan on the adaptive skills, behavior and social-emotional development of students in the first cycle of early childhood education. The first variable was evaluated using the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System (ABAS-II) and the last two, the Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (ITSEA). The results showed a statistically significant decrease in externalizing behavior (Z=-2,418, p=,016), lack of regulation (Z=-2,767, p=,006) and other poorly adaptive behaviors (Z=-2,357, p=,018), as well as a statistically significant increase in competence (Z=-2,959, p=,003), communication (Z=-3,576, p=,000), social development (Z=-3,622, p=,000), leisure (Z=-3,542, p=,000), self-care (Z=-3,361, p=,000), self-direction (Z=-3,575, p=,000) and adaptation to school (Z=-3,662, p=,000). These results show the importance of creating an accessible school environment and the need to intentionally support the development of adaptive skills at this educational stage.
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