I Can Problem Solve® (ICPS) and Raising a Thinking Child® (RaTC) have significant relevance to key areas of early childhood development that have a profound effect on the well-being of our nation’s youth.
Social Emotional Learning
Early
Literacy
Academic Readiness
Executive Function
ICPS has been the subject of numerous research and evaluation studies over the last 30 years. Studies conducted by the program developer and her colleagues, as well as independent investigators nationally and internationally, have documented the following outcomes associated with ICPS:
Improvements in all measured ICPS skills
Increased concern/awareness for others in distress
Increased ability to make friends, get along with others
Decreased physical, verbal and relational aggression
Decreased over-emotionality and inability to wait and cope with frustration
Decreased social withdrawal
Gains in academic achievement scores
What People Are Saying
“It is an amazing program! The participants really do change as they grasp the material. It truly has transformed many families lives here in rural Shawano County, Wisconsin.”
– Family Living Educator
“I love the ICPS ladder for having a meaningful dialogue with students that really does promote critical thinking around solving a problem.”
– Former Principal Who Led the ICPS Implementation Process
“We just finished week 3 of the 8-week curriculum, and the parents really feel that their homes are more calmer, and more dialogue is happening. It is a class I run from 8:30 to 10 p.m. at night. Their kids are in bed and it gives parents time to kick up their feet and spend an hour or so learning some valuable tools to enhance their parenting skills.”
– RaTC Parent Educator
Introduction to ICPS Programs
ICPS Implementation Fundación San Carlos de Maipo Chile