Too Good for Violence, offered by the Mendez Foundation, provides a lesson-based approach to SEL. It includes programming for grades K-8 and demonstrates evidence of effectiveness in grade 3. Translated materials for Too Good for Violence are available in Spanish.
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- SEL lessons
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- Community partnerships
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- Activities and Resources for Home
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- Onsite in-person training
- Virtual training
- Offsite training
- Train the trainer model
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- Administrator support
- Coaching
- Technical assistance
- Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
- Online resource library
- Self-report tools for monitoring implementation
- Observational tools
- Tools for measuring student success
Evidence of effectiveness
Results from a randomized controlled trial published in 2005 supported the effectiveness of Too Good for Violence for elementary school students. This evaluation included 999 students in ten schools who were in grade 3 (white = 44%, Latinx = 36%, Black = 13%; students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL) = 54%) in an urban area in the Southeast. This evaluation found that students who participated in the program demonstrated increased prosocial behavior (teacher-reported) when compared to students in the comparison group (outcomes reported approximately seven weeks after baseline while controlling for outcome pretest). In addition, students who participated in the program also self-reported increased social and emotional competencies, and increased personal and social skills as reported by teachers. At follow-up (20 weeks after post-test, controlling for previous scores on outcome measures), students who participated in the program were more likely to have engaged in prosocial behavior (teacher-reported), more likely to have self-reported increased social and emotional competencies, and increased personal and social skills as reported by teachers.
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Evidence shown in grades 3School characteristics -
- Urban
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- Southeast
Student characteristics - Black / African American
- Hispanic / Latinx
- White
- Low income
Percentage Low Income - Eligible for FRPL: 54%
Study design type - RCT
Greater than 350 students included in study design type - Yes
Multiple school districts included at study design type - Yes
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- Improved academic performance
- Reduced emotional distress
- Improved identity development and agency
- Reduced problem behaviors
- Improved school climate
- Improved school connectedness
- Improved social behaviors
- Improved teaching practices
- Improved other SEL skills and attitudes
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