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Simply put, the pyramid model is practices designed for professionals (like teachers, early interventionists, etc.), and families to use to help promote social and emotional development.

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Watch this three minute video that helps describe what The Pyramid Model is.

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Nebraska Children and Families Foundation

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What is the Pyramid Model - Updated 2019

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The supporting base of The Pyramid Model is an effective workforce. An effective workforce is needed in order to be able to effectively carry out strategies used in the Pyramid Model. An effective workforce can be created by making clear policies and strategies for everyone to follow.

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Tier one contains universal prevention and support strategies that should be used with all children. We can do this by giving every child a high-quality home and school environment where they are given the tools they need to learn and grow as people. They also need to have nurturing and responsive relationships with the people they interact with on a daily basis for healthy social development.

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Tier three is intensive intervention. Intensive intervention is used when the base, tier one, and tier two methods were not enough in boosting children's social-emotional skills. According to The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI), these individualized interventions are

Family-centered, comprehensive interventions

Assessment-based

Skill-building

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focusing on the Pyramid Model from a teaching aspect

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focusing on the Pyramid Model from a teaching aspect

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Teachers who receive training on how to teach social and emotional skills are much more successful in utilizing the pyramid model in their instruction. The articles Group Coaching on Pre-School Teachers’ Implementation of Pyramid Model Strategies: A Program Description, written by Fettig, & Artman-Meeker (2016) and Evaluating The Implementation of the Pyramid Model for Promoting Social-Emotional Competence in Early Childhood

Classrooms, written by Hemmeter et. al (2016) support this. Hemmeter et. al's (2016) study, for example, found that teachers who received the personal development training successfully implemented 69.9% of The Pyramid Model material. Teachers in the no personal development training group only successfully utilized 44.2% of The Pyramid Model practices. Teachers with the personal development training were more aware of their students emotions and interests, had a more positive learning environment, and were more nurturing towards their students.

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Here's an example of students using the pyramid model to solve problems.

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Tier 2 is secondary social and emotional approach for children at risk for social and emotional delays. Not all children will need this level of support, which is why it is higher on the pyramid. In this tier, targeted social-emotional support strategies are used with children who need a little extra help to prevent social-emotional problems from developing. Students are given support developing social skills, problem solving, self-regulating themselves, etc.

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A good representation of The Pyramid Model is making sure that the students understand emotions and that is okay to feel however they are feeling. In order to express the way they feel, they should practice using  their words and being able to explain their concern or excitement to maybe a teacher or a classmate. Communication is key!

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It is reported that 60% of children who enter kindergarten have the cognitive skill to succeed while only 40 % have the socio-emotional skills to succeed.

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The Pyramid Model illustrates that the foundation for helping children develop social and emotional skills is nurturing and
responsive relationships and high quality environments.