increases in children‘s positive emotion and cooperation with

teachers, positive interactions with peers, school readiness and

engagement with school activities
reductions in peer aggression in the classroom.
Multiple randomised control group evaluations of the Dinosaur
Curriculum indicate significant:
increases in children‘s appropriate cognitive problem-solving
strategies and more prosocial conflict-management strategies
with peers
reductions in conduct problems at home and school.
Independent replications in England, Wales, Norway, Canada and the
US confirm these findings.
Incredible Years Wales is based at the Centre for Evidence Based
Early Intervention in the School of Psychology, College of Health and
Behavioural Sciences, Nantlle Building, Normal Site, Bangor University,
Gwynedd LL57 2PZ (www.incredibleyearswales.co.uk).

PATHS
The PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) Curriculum is
aimed at Key Stage 2. It is a comprehensive programme for promoting
emotional and social competencies and reducing aggression and
behaviour problems while simultaneously enhancing the educational
process in the classroom. This innovative curriculum is designed to be
used in a multi-year, universal prevention model. Although primarily
focused on the school and classroom settings, information and
activities are also included for use with parents/carers.
PATHS has been field-tested and researched with children in
mainstream classroom settings, as well as with a variety of children
with additional learning needs. The PATHS Curriculum, taught three
times per week for a minimum of 20–30 minutes per day, provides
teachers with systematic, developmental-based lessons, materials, and
instructions for teaching their students emotional literacy, self-control,
social competence, positive peer relations, and interpersonal problem-
solving skills. A key objective of promoting these developmental skills
is to prevent or reduce behavioural and emotional problems. PATHS
lessons include instruction in:
identifying and labelling feelings
expressing feelings

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