What is the difference between the Small group Therapy and Classroom versions of the Dina Dinosaur curriculum?
The classroom version is a prevention model and is offered 2-3 times a week in 20-minute classroom circle time followed by small group activities to practice the skills taught in circle time. There are 60 lessons for each year form preschool to kindergarten and grades 1 and 2. The program spans the year beginning in the fall and continuing until spring. The small group treatment model is usually offered along side the parent group for 2 hours once a week for 18-22 weeks. There are no more than 6 children per group in these sessions. Dinosaur home activities are given to parents to do with their children each week and parent groups include a brief discussion of the lessons taught in Dinosaur School groups. If the small group model is offered as “pull out” sessions in schools, they are usually offered for 1 hour, twice a week. A hybrid model of both treatment and classroom dinosaur curriculum has been offered in special education classrooms and for day treatment. These classrooms usually
