Lesson One: The ABCs of Life
| Provider Name: | Lesson One Company, Inc. |
| Contact: | Jon Oliver |
| Address: |
245 Newbury St., Ste. 2F Framingham MA 01701 |
| Phone: | 617-247-2787 |
| Fax: | 617-247-3462 |
| Toll Free: | |
| Web Site: | www.lessonone.org |
| Email: | info@lessonone.org |
PROGRAM FOCUS: In this section the provider lists the dimensions of student growth and development that its program intends to address.
| Values and Virtues: | Caring, Diversity, Family, Honesty, Kindness, Perseverance, Respect, Responsibility, Trustworthiness |
| Life Skills: | Active Listening, Compromise, Cooperation, Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Decision Making, Empathy, Moral Reasoning, Problem Solving, Refusal Skills, Relationship Skills, Sportsmanship, Student Achievement, Student Involvement/Connectedness |
| Physical, Mental, and Emotional Health: | Drug/Alcohol Abuse SkillsPrevention, Human Potential, Motivation, Perceptions of School Climate, Self Awareness, Self Control/Discipline, Self Efficacy, Self Esteem, Self Respect, Sense of Community, Stress Management |
| Socially Negative Behaviors: | Bullying, Cheating, Gangs, Lying, Peer Pressure, Prejudice, Stealing, Teasing, Truancy, Violence |
| Community Involvement: | Citizenship, Community Building, Peace Making, Parent/Family Involvement, School wide community |
AUDIENCE:
| 1. This is the target audience the program/services are designed to impact. | |
| Students: | Elementary, At Risk, Special Needs |
| Staff: | Administrators, Teachers, Student Services, Support Staff |
| Community: | Parents/Family |
| 2. This is the audience that will work directly with the program to achieve results. | |
| Students: | Elementary,At Risk,Special Needs |
| Staff: | Administrators, Teachers, Student Services, Support Staff |
| Community: | Parents/Family |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
| "Since 1976, the mission of Lesson One has been to help children and adults take control of their lives. We teach children fundamental life skills in the same sequential and straightforward way that the alphabet and numbers are taught. Through Lesson One, children are able to tangibly define, experience, and share skills of self-control, self-confidence, responsibility, thinking and problem-solving, and cooperation. The program has been translated into book form published by Simon & Schuster entitled Lesson One: The ABCs of Life. The book has received endorsements from Bill Cosby, Marian Wright Edelman, president of the Childrens Defense Fund, Dr. James Comer of Yale University, Dr. Alvin Poussaint of Harvard University, among others. Lesson One has appeared on Dateline, World News Tonight, Parade, and has been a model program at the White House. Lesson One defines the program skills in terms that children and adults can understand and internalize. Then it provides children with an experience that will give them a point of reference for what it is like to use each skill. Lesson One also gives adults and children the chance to share how they use the skills. This affords children and adults the opportunity to learn from each other and shows children how universal the skills are, because adults need the skills just as much as children do. The combination of defining, experiencing, and sharing Lesson One helps children internalize the skills for success both socially and academically. For more information, see the Lesson One website, www.lessonone.org." |
PROGRAM COMPONENTS: These are the tools or services the program offers in each of the stages of program development listed below.
| Needs Assessment: | |
| Implementation: | Staff Development, Teacher Education, School Based Programs, Parent Programs, Curriculum Integration, Community Involvement |
| Evaluation Methods: | Interview, Observation, Student Assessment, Survey |
STAFF DEVELOPMENT: The following items provide information about the program training requirements, types of staff development offered, and where training is delivered.
| Training: Required | Training Delivered: Nationally |
| Amount of training required: Less than 1 Day, One Day, Two Days, 3-5 Days, 5+ Days | |
| Multiple levels of training (i.e. introductory, intermediate, advanced): Yes | |
| Format/Design: Workshop/Seminar, On-Site Consultation, Large group Presentation, Training of Trainers Available, Follow up support | |
EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS: This section lists whether or not the program provider has evaluated the results of their program. If the program does have evaluation results, this section indicates what kinds of data were collected and where the results were published.
| DO YOU HAVE EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS: Yes |
| 1. Methods and/or designs that have been used: Quasi-Experimental, Observation, Testimonials |
| 2. Results/outcomes were published in: Not Published |
SUPPORT MATERIALS: This section lists required and optional support materials.
| Required | Curriculum Guides, Teacher Manual, Books, Games |
| Optional | ,Refrigerator Magnets |