Prepare, Look, Think, Act (PLTA)
What is the PLTA process?
The Prepare, Look, Think, Act (PLTA) process guides leadership teams, lead coaches, coaches, practitioners, and other key stakeholders in making data-informed decisions. PBC effort and effect data and other sources of information are used in the PLTA process.
Using the PLTA process involves four steps:
1. Identify a decision to make
2. Prepare and display data related to the decision
3. Look at and Think about what the data show, and use knowledge and experiences to inform data discussions
4. Act by identifying the next steps for key stakeholders to take related to the decision
Why is the PLTA Process important for PBC-DIDM?
The PLTA process is used to make data-informed decisions about PBC implementation and related learning experiences for coaches, practitioners, children, and their families.
The PLTA process helps individuals follow a consistent set of steps when making collaborative, data-informed decisions. It also helps programs identify which Sources of Effort and Effect Data are informing their decisions and whether more or different data are needed.
How could teams or individuals use this information?
Use this module to learn more about the PLTA process and how to engage your program leaders, coaches, or other key stakeholders in making data-informed decisions.
The PBC-DIDM Implementation Profile includes indicators that might prompt the use of the PLTA process at different levels of the PBC-DIDM Effort and Effect Cascade.
For example:
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- Leadership Teams and Lead Coaches might use the PLTA process to think about PBC and professional learning support for coaches and practitioners.
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- A lead coach might use the PLTA process and their PBC Implementation Check Log data to plan for individualized coach supports.
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- Coaches might use the PLTA process during a learning experience to explore their PBC effort data and plan for data-informed Coach Community.
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- Practitioners might collaborate with their coach to use the PLTA process to examine child outcome data and to map backward to effective practices that will be the focus of their PBC Cycles.
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What PLTA process resources are available?
Download the PLTA process handout below to guide your team through the PLTA process to examine local data and make data-informed decisions.
Visit the Resource Library and filter the Parts of the PBC-DIDM Model to view all the PLTA process resources to guide your program in making data-informed decisions.
What other resources are available?
Learn more about identifying Sources of Effort and Effect Data within your program that you might use when applying the PLTA process to make data-informed decisions.
Learn more about how to support the Coach Community to engage in the PLTA process through PLTA Coach Learning Experiences.