The Incredible Years® Series Interventions for Teachers
The Incredible Years® early intervention programs for teachers are delivered by group leaders to groups of teachers/childcare providers depending on children’s age range and needs. The programs aim to provide educators with skills to effectively manage classrooms and promote children’s resilience, social and emotional skills, and academic competence.
Training workshops to equip group leaders with the skills needed to deliver the programs are purchased separately from the program sets below.
Incredible Beginnings Program
The Incredible Beginnings® program is a program for teachers and childcare providers to learn ways to provide an environment that supports children’s optimal early development.
Teaching methods discussed include:
- Using social and emotional learning curriculum
- Using academic and persistence coaching
- Nurturing child-directed play interactions using narrated descriptive commenting
- Proactive teaching with predictable routines
- Consistent positive behavior management strategies
Curriculum Materials Included
- Video vignettes (11 disc DVD or Online Streaming Subscription)
- Comprehensive Leader’s Manual for Incredible Beginnings Program
- Supplemental Manual: “Teachers Promoting Social & Emotional Development in Young Children”
- Teaching Pyramid for Toddlers and Preschoolers Magnet
- Calm Down Thermometer Poster
- Incredible Teachers Book
- Teaching Pyramid for Toddlers and Preschoolers Poster
- “Show Me Five” Poster
- Classroom Rules Cards (laminated set of 7)
Language Options
- English
Training Information
This training workshop will train group leaders to deliver the Incredible Beginnings® Program to teachers and childcare providers and includes a training protocol for teachers of toddlers (1–3 years) as well as one for preschoolers (3–5 years). In this collaborative, interactive training, participants learn group leadership skills such as the use of self-reflection inventories and goal setting, mediation of video vignettes, how to set up role play practices and buzzes, development of behavior plans, and benefits/barriers exercises. The program topics focus on ways preschool and daycare providers can provide an environment that promotes optimal development of children’s social competence, emotional literacy, self-regulation, and sense of security and attachment, as well as early problem-solving and academic readiness skills. After this training, leaders can offer this 6–day curriculum to groups of teachers and/or childcare providers.
Teacher Classroom Management Program
The Teacher Classroom Management Program is a prevention program to strengthen teacher classroom management strategies and promote children’s prosocial behavior and school readiness (reading skills). The program has been shown in control group studies to reduce classroom aggression and noncooperation and promote peer interaction, school readiness, enjoyment of school activities, and home-to-school consistency. The Teacher Classroom Management Program is useful for teachers, teacher aides, school psychologists, and school counselors.
Curriculum Materials Included
- Video vignettes (7-disc DVD or Online Streaming Subscription)
- Comprehensive Leader’s Manual
- Teaching Pyramid® Magnet
- Dina’s Wheel of Fortune Poster
- Incredible Teachers Book
- Teaching Pyramid® Poster
- Calm Down Thermometer Poster
- Teacher Stickers (6 rolls)
- School Rules Cards set
- “Show Me Five” Poster
Language Options
- English
- Norwegian
- Danish
- Finnish (Manual is English)
- Portuguese (Manual is English)
Training Information
This training workshop will help group leaders learn how to deliver the evidence-based Teacher Classroom Management Program to preschool and early school-age teachers. The training focuses on how to strengthen teacher classroom management strategies, promote children’s pro-social behavior and school readiness (reading and writing skills), and reduce classroom aggression and non-cooperation with peers and teachers. Additionally, the curriculum provides ways teachers can effectively collaborate with parents to support their school involvement and promote consistency from home to school.
After the training, group leaders can offer this 6-day curriculum to groups of teachers in their schools. It may be delivered in monthly or weekly meetings and takes 42 hours for teachers to complete the entire series.
Group leaders should have a background in child development, social learning theory, adult group leadership skills, and experience teaching children in the classroom.
Helping Preschool Children with Autism Program
This new 6-session program can be offered to both Teachers and Parents working with preschool children on the Autism Spectrum. This program can be used as a standalone, or it can be used as a supplement to either the Teacher Classroom Management Program or the Autism Spectrum and Language Delays Parent Training Program.
Curriculum Materials Included
- Video vignettes (3-disc DVD or Online Streaming Subscription)
- Comprehensive Leader’s Manual, including weekly “Spotlighting Tips” (brief points to remember from program) and weekly practice activities for parents or teachers
- Helping Preschool Children with Autism: Parents and Teachers as Partners book
- Autism Parenting Pyramid Poster
- Toddler Brain Development Neurons Poster
- Turtle Puppet
- Attention Spotlight Magnet
- Attention Spotlight Poster
- Calm Down Thermometer Poster
- Small Laminated Self-Regulation cue cards on key ring
Language Options
- English
Training Information
This training workshop will cover in depth the Helping Preschool Children with Autism Program for teachers and parents of children ages 2–5 years old. This workshop will train group leaders to deliver the 6-session Helping Preschool Children with Autism Program with both teachers and parents in a group setting. This program can be used as a stand-alone curriculum, or it can be used as a supplement to the Teacher Classroom Management Program OR the Autism Spectrum and Language Delays Parenting Program.
To attend this training, group leaders should have prior experience working with children with autism or their families. Prior experience with running Incredible Years groups is not required, although highly recommended, and experienced IY group leaders are welcome!
Teachers Promoting Social and Emotional Learning Program
The Teachers Promoting Social and Emotional Learning Program is a supplement to the Incredible Beginnings® and Teacher Classroom Management Programs. We have selected 42 of our favorite video vignettes we’ve recorded over the years. In these vignettes, you will see teachers demonstrating how to promote language development, use social and emotional coaching, use proactive teaching strategies to manage transitions and implement positive behavior management methods.
Curriculum Materials Included
- Video vignettes (DVD with 42 Vignettes)
- Comprehensive Leader’s Manual
Language Options
- English
How It's Used
You can choose to add 2-3 of these supplemental vignettes to each workshop day topic. The Incredible Beginnings session protocol indicates which supplemental vignettes go with each topic. Additionally, these supplemental vignettes may be used as part of ongoing consultation or “booster” training sessions after you have completed the standard Teacher Classroom Management or Incredible Beginnings training protocol. Group leaders who are using the Classroom Dinosaur Curriculum may also find the vignettes helpful to enhance their work with children in the classroom.
Key Research Outcomes
Research on the Incredible Years teacher intervention programs has indicated the following outcomes:
