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Play and Learning Strategies – Toddler/Preschool Program (PALS II)

Scientific Rating:
3
Promising Research Evidence
See scale of 1-5

Additional Implementation Resources

Since this program Play and Learning Strategies – Toddler/Preschool Program (PALS II) was highly rated on the Scientific Rating Scale, program representatives were asked to provide additional implementation information.

Pre-Implementation Materials

There are pre-implementation materials to measure organizational or provider readiness for Play and Learning Strategies – Toddler/Preschool Program (PALS II) as listed below:

Guidance can be provided to agencies about needed elements for effective implementation.

Formal Support for Implementation

There is formal support available for implementation of Play and Learning Strategies – Toddler/Preschool Program (PALS II) as listed below:

Ongoing technical assistance, support for implementation issues, and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) for ongoing coaching support can be optionally provided.

Fidelity Measures

There are fidelity measures for Play and Learning Strategies – Toddler/Preschool Program (PALS II) as listed below:

A checklist is used to rate and provide written feedback to parent coaches during certification. The same checklist should be used at least once a month as a fidelity measure. Ongoing supervision/video review is available and recommended. It can be provided by CLI or the agency can have supervisors trained to provide it for their staff.

Implementation Guides or Manuals

There are implementation guides or manuals for Play and Learning Strategies – Toddler/Preschool Program (PALS II) as listed below:

An Administrator’s Guide is available; however, it was developed specifically for when PALS for parents and SEEDS for Teachers are considered for implementation in Early Head Start agencies. This guidance can inform any organization’s implementation process.

Research on How to Implement the Program

Research has been conducted on how to implement Play and Learning Strategies – Toddler/Preschool Program (PALS II) as listed below:

Dieterich, S. E., Landry, S. H., Smith, K. E., Swank, P. R., & Hebert, H. M. (2006). Impact of community mentors on maternal behaviors and child outcomes. Journal of Early Intervention, 28(2), 111–124. https://doi.org/10.1177/105381510602800203

Landry, S. H., Zucker, T. A., Montroy, J. J., Hsu, H-Y, Assel, M. A., Varghese, C., Crawford, A., & Feil, E. G. (2021). Replication of combined school readiness interventions for teachers and parents of Head Start pre-kindergarteners using remote delivery. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 56(3), 149–166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.03.007