ining supports the notion that this approach to prosocial learning is beneficial in terms of increasing students prosocial skills as well as a number of other behaviors. Unfortunately, the existing research on skillstreaming has not been focused on preschool/kindergarten level students but rather on elementary or adolescent level students.
Nonetheless, it seems reasonable to suggest here that the research using samples of elementary school students is most likely generalizable to preschool and/or kindergarten level students. Therefore, a small sampling of this research can be reviewed here.
In one such study, Barban (1988) evaluated the effects of a skillstreaming program designed to teach children stress management skills. Subjects consisted of six fourth grade classes, six fifth grade classes, and two self-contained emotionally dist
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