Melissa Stormont

The purpose of this project is to develop an intervention, the Kindergarten Check-up (KCU), to support Kindergarten students who have an increased risk for failure due to poor school readiness skills, including early social behavioral and academic risk. Specifically, the research team will adapt the Family Check-up (FCU), an evidence-based family-centered intervention, and combine it with individually tailored KCU intervention modules thru an iterative process involving parents, teachers, sc...

Although much is known about effective classroom management strategies, many teachers are not adequately trained to deal with behavior problems in the classroom. The Incredible Years teacher training (IY TT) program is an innovative video-based modeling program that incorporates active learning of classroom management skills. In this efficacy study, the research team will examine the effects of IY TT on the academic performance of students in kindergarten through third grade and determine ...