Promising Practices
The Promising Practices database informs professionals and community members about documented approaches to improving community health and quality of life.
The ultimate goal is to support the systematic adoption, implementation, and evaluation of successful programs, practices, and policy changes. The database provides carefully reviewed, documented, and ranked practices that range from good ideas to evidence-based practices.
Learn more about the ranking methodology.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Education / School Environment, Children, Teens, Urban
The goal of this program is to improve classroom management in order to provide a better learning environment that fosters academic success.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children, Rural
The goal of ELSB is to help moderately to severely disabled children develop the skills and behaviors they need to succeed in a standard reading program.
ELSB demonstrates that reading skills curriculum adapted to alternative instructional needs of cognitively disabled children can more effectively improve literacy as compared to sight-word-only programs.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children
The goal of full-day kindergarten programs is to prepare children academically, socially, and emotionally for effective participation in the educational system.
Children who enroll in full-day kindergarten programs see improved scores on standardized tests and assigned grades than those enrolled in half-day kindergarten programs. Those enrolled in full-day programs also see increased social-emotional health.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Education / Literacy, Children, Urban
The goal of HELPS Programs is to strengthen students’ reading fluency so they will be better able to focus on and improve other important reading skills, including comprehension.
HELPS is a supplemental curriculum that improves students reading fluency, a commonly neglected aspect of children's core reading curriculum, in order to help them become successful readers.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children, Families
HIPPY programs empower parents as primary educators of their children in the home and foster parent involvement in school and community life to maximize the chances of successful early school experiences.
Through 20 years of research, the HIPPY model has proven to be effective in improving school readiness, parent involvement in students' academic lives, school attendance, classroom behavior, and overall academic performance.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Education / Literacy, Children
The goal of Itchy's Alphabet is to help children improve their literacy levels.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children, Families
To prepare children of disadvantaged families for academic success and to strengthen families through intensive home visiting.
When families are engaged in facilitated discussion, the participating families tend to talk more, read more, and have more positive interactions with their children. They engage in more educational activities at home and in their communities.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Education / Childcare & Early Childhood Education, Children, Families, Urban
To prepare children of disadvantaged families for academic success and to strengthen families through intensive home visiting.
The Parent-Child Home Program builds school readiness, starting from the home. PCHP utilizes a non-directive, in-home modeling approach that encourages children's development, builds meaningful relationships between parents and children, and allows underserved families to access educational early-childhood services.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Education / Student Performance K-12, Children, Teens, Families
The Raising Healthy Children program is a social development approach to positive youth development.
Filed under Evidence-Based Practice, Education / Literacy, Children, Adults, Families
The mission of Reach Out and Read is to help prepare young children to succeed in school, by partnering with physicians to encouraging parents and children to read aloud together.
Reach Out and Read improves children's language development by 3-6 months and improves language ability with increased exposure to the program.