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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