Developing Strategies for Young Children To Deal with the Dangers of Strangers.

This report describes the implementation of a child safety-abduction awareness curriculum. The targeted population consisted of primary grade students in a growing, middle class, rural community located in northern Illinois. Assessment of students' skills revealed a lack of strategies to avoid child abduction. Analysis of probable cause data revealed student inability to use an appropriate strategy when presented with a child lure scenario. The faculty reported that no curriculum was being taught.to improve these strategies for child safety. A review of solution strategies, combined with an analysis of the problem setting, resulted in the development and implementation of a child safety curriculum for the targeted grades of kindergarten, second and fourth. Determining curriculum effectiveness involved the assessment of students' use of strategies to avoid abduction. Post-intervention data indicated an increase in students' awareness and ab:lity to use an appropriate strategy when presented with a child lur scenario. (Sixteen appendices include copies of the parent and teacher surveys, student interview, rubrics, safety posters, parent newsletter, and newsletter survey. Contains 18 references.) (Author/AA) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ********************************************w************************** Vs U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION EPucnonai Rescacr and Imryovemem EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) XThis document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points ot view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position. Of policy DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN TO DEAL WITH THE DANGERS OF STRANGERS