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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Dev Life Course Criminol. 2020 Sep 17;7(1):66–86. doi: 10.1007/s40865-020-00152-6

Table 1.

Raising Healthy Children (RHC) Interventions

Component One: Teacher Training in Classroom Instruction and Management
 Proactive classroom management
  Establish consistent classroom expectations and routines at the beginning of the year
  Give clear, explicit instructions for behavior
  Recognize and reward desirable student behavior and efforts to comply
  Use methods that keep minor classroom disruptions from interrupting instruction
 Interactive teaching
  Assess and activate foundation knowledge before teaching
  Teach to explicit learning objectives
  Model skills to be learned
  Frequently monitor student comprehension as material is presented
  Re-teach material when necessary
 Cooperative learning
  Involve small teams of students of different ability levels and backgrounds as learning partners
  Provide recognition to teams for academic improvement of individual members over past performance
Component Two: Child Social and Emotional Skill Development
 Interpersonal problem-solving skills
  Communication
  Decision making
  Negotiation
  Conflict resolution
 Refusal skills
  Recognize social influences to engage in problem behaviors
  Identify consequences of problem behaviors
  Generate and suggest alternatives
  Invite peer(s) to join in alternatives
Component Three: Parent Training
 Soaring Stars
  Behavior management skills
   Observe and pinpoint desirable and undesirable child behaviors
   Teach expectations for behaviors
   Provide consistent positive reinforcement for desired behavior
   Provide consistent and moderate consequences for undesired behaviors
 Supporting School Success
  Academic support skills
   Initiate conversation with teachers about children’s learning
   Help children develop reading and math skills
   Create a home environment supporting of learning
 Guiding Good Choices
  Skills to reduce risks for drug use
   Establish a family policy on drug use
   Practice refusal skills with children
   Use self-control skills to reduce family conflict
   Create new opportunities in the family for children to contribute and learn

Reproduced with permission from Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2002. 156(5): 438–447. Copyright©2002. American Medical Association. All rights reserved.