Multi-year prevention program for elementary school children demonstrating early aggressive and disruptive.  Early Risers is a multi-year prevention program for elementary school children demonstrating early aggressive and disruptive behavior. The intervention model includes two child-focused components and two parent/family components. The Child Skills component is designed to teach skills that enhance children’s emotional and behavioral self-regulation, positive peer relationships, and academic success. The Child School Support component aims to identify areas of difficulty in the classroom and creates individualized plans to address those difficulties during the course of normal school activities. The Parent Skills component is delivered in “family night” group sessions and is intended to promote parents’ abilities to support their children’s healthy development by teaching skills that address positive parent–child relations, effective discipline practices, and parent involvement in school.   

Grade Range Covered by Program
K-6
Grade Range Examined in Studies Used to Establish Program Effectiveness
K-2
Targeted Behavioral Area of Effect of Prevention/Intervention
Academic performance, Problem behaviors, Social behaviors
Geographic Location of Participant Samples
Midwest, Minnesota
Population Density of Participant Samples
Urban, Rural
Latinos in the School Populations
No
Delivery Method
Individual
Strength of Evidentiary Support
1 Star (⭐) WWC - Academic Achievement, 1 Star (⭐) WWC - External Behavior, 1 Star (⭐) WWC - Social Outcomes
Improvement Index
External Behavior=4, Social Outcomes=7, Academic Achievement=3
Cost of the Program
Yes
Additional Languages
None
Contact Information
Program Director Gerald August, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
Department of Family Social Science
284 McNeal Hall
1985 Buford Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55108
Email: augus001@umn.edu

Early Risers
290 McNeal Hall
1985 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN, 55108
Contact URL
https://innovations.umn.edu/early-risers/%20