EC-PBIS-PS

Early Childhood (EC) Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Preschool 2023 series teaches participants how to apply the Pyramid Model model to classroom-based settings for ages 3-5. The Pyramid Model is a framework of evidence-based practices that reduces challenging behavior and supports the development of children’s social and emotional skills.

Training Credit

28 hours

Training Audience

Preschool Directors and Staff
Center Directors and Preschool Classroom Staff

EC-PBIS Preschool Series: (9x2) M1-M3

Module 1-3

The Early Childhood-Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (EC-PBIS) Preschool series teaches participants how to apply the Pyramid Model model to classroom-based settings for ages 3-5. The Pyramid Model is a framework of evidence-based practices that reduces challenging behavior and supports the development of children’s social and emotional skills. Content in Modules 1-3 cover Nurturing & Responsive Relationships, High-Quality Supportive Environments and Teaching Social-Emotional Skills.

EC-PBIS Preschool Series (9x2) M1: Nurturing and Responsive Relationships

Participants will:
- reflect on how a caring classroom community supports social-emotional development and will identify classroom structures that promote a caring community.
- explore strategies to build a positive relationship with each and every child and understand how relationships promote resilience for children impacted by trauma.
- consider how to structure activities and routines to promote relationships between children.
- reflect on how family engagement is important to children’s social-emotional development and identify ways to increase connections and communication with families while affirming family culture and identity.
- identify ways to build relationships with team members and recognize the importance of collaborative planning for enhancing team communication.
- reflect on how relationship-building helps prevent challenging behavior.
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EC-PBIS Preschool Series 2023 (9x2) M2: High-Quality, Supportive Environments

Participants will:
- describe how creating high-quality environments will positively impact behavior.
- identify the practices they currently use to promote high-quality supportive environments.
- identify practices related to positive classroom environments and understand how to improve current practices.
- identify ways of partnering with families to increase their use of practices at home.
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EC-PBIS Preschool Series (9x2) M3: Teaching Social-Emotional Skills

Participants will:
- describe how creating high-quality environments will positively impact behavior.
- identify the practices they currently use to promote high-quality supportive environments.
- identify practices related to positive classroom environments and understand how to improve current practices.
- identify ways of partnering with families to increase their use of practices at home.
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EC-PBIS Preschool Series (5x2) M4-M6

The Early Childhood-Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (EC-PBIS) Preschool series teaches participants how to apply the Pyramid Model model to classroom-based settings for ages 3-5. The Pyramid Model is a framework of evidence-based practices that reduces challenging behavior and supports the development of children’s social and emotional skills. Content in Modules 4-6 cover Individualized Teaching of Social-Emotional Skills, Addressing Challenging Behavior and an Overview of Prevent-Teach Reinforce for Young Children.

Module 4-6

The Early Childhood-Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (EC-PBIS) Preschool series teaches participants how to apply the Pyramid Model model to classroom-based settings for ages 3-5. The Pyramid Model is a framework of evidence-based practices that reduces challenging behavior and supports the development of children’s social and emotional skills. Content in Modules 4-6 cover Individualized Teaching of Social-Emotional Skills, Addressing Challenging Behavior and an Overview of Prevent-Teach Reinforce for Young Children.

EC-PBIS Preschool Series (4x2) M4: Individualized Teaching of Social-Emotional Skills

Participants will:
- learn how to identify skills to systematically teach young children who need targeted supports.
- learn the levels of assistance that can be used to teach new skills and encourage success.
- receive information on how to use peer mediated intervention to enhance peer interactions and social engagement.
- practice identifying a skill to teach a child and how to embed learning opportunities across the day during a case study activity.
- receive a data collection tool to document progress and monitor level of assistance used to support the child in learning a skill or new behavior.
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EC-PBIS Preschool Series (4x2) M5: Addressing Challenging Behavior

Participants will:
- identify function-based intervention practices they are doing well in their classroom and those they want to strengthen.
- identify the antecedent, behavior, and consequence when provided with a scenario of a challenging behavior.
- identify when a teacher responds by using the 3 essential practices when reviewing a scenario.
- reframe statements from deficit thinking to a strength-based approach.
- develop their own neutralizing routine
- identify a possible function of a challenging behavior after completing an ABC observation.
- review a completed functional assessment interview.
- brainstorm possible prevention strategies, replacement skills, and responses for a behavior support plan.
- identify the family’s role in the individualized intervention process.
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EC-PBIS Preschool Series (4x2) M6: Overview of Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children

Participants will:
- identify PTR-YC as a manualized process for conducting a functional behavioral assessment and developing a behavior support plan.
- identify the major steps in the PTR-YC process and understand the role of team members in each step.
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i-PoWeR Professional Workforce Registry

Iowa's Early Childhood and School Age Professional Workforce Registry (i-PoWeR) is a comprehensive registry where you can find and enroll in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) approved professional development opportunities related to early childhood and school-age professionals. It will also maintain a record of your professional achievements. Approved training opportunities can be accessed by visiting i-PoWeR below.

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Training Narrative for EC-PBIS Preschool 2023

Includes the following classes:

Content in Modules 1-3 covers Nurturing & Responsive Relationships, High-Quality Supportive Environments and Teaching Social-Emotional Skills
- Module 1: Nurturing and Responsive Relationships (6.5 hours)
- Module 2: High-Quality, Supportive Environments (5.5 hours)
- Module 3: Teaching Social-Emotional Skills (6 hours)
Content in Modules 4-6 covers Individualized Teaching of Social-Emotional Skills, Addressing Challenging Behavior and an Overview of Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children
- Module 4: Individualized Teaching of Social-Emotional Skills (2 hours)
- Module 5: Addressing Challenging Behavior (6.5 hours)
- Module 6: Overview of Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children (1.5 hours)

IQ4K^® Alignment

The updated series aligns with Iowa Quality For Kids (IQ4K^®) requirements for levels 4 and 5. Refer to IQ4K Center Requirements for more information.

Tools for addressing challenging behaviors.

Provider Tools

Iowa EC-PBIS

Early Childhood Iowa/Mental Health
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National Resources

National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI)
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Pyramid Model Consortium
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Online Training

Infant Toddler E-Pyramid Model
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Quality Resources

Child Screen/Assessment ECLKC
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EC Assessment REL
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EC-CAP Evaluation NAEYC
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IQ4K Interaction & Relationship Assessment
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Learn the Signs. Act Early.
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