Program Description

"CharacterStrong is a PreK-12th grade digital program (no bulk printed materials) designed to build social and emotional competence, develop character, and cultivate strong educator-student relationships."

Cost

PurposeFull people (grades K-5): $2,999. Middle School curriculum (6-8): $3,999. High School curriculum: $3,999. Character Strong Tier 2: $1999. Middle School leadership: $999. High school leadership: $999 Character Strong gym: $999

Intended Population

• Core
• Intervention

Grade

• Pre-K
• Elementary School
• Middle School
• High School

Intended Group Size

• Any

ELL/DLL

• Unspecified

Multisensory Applications

• Yes

Computer-Based Delivery

• Full

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Comprehensive

Placement Tests

• No

Accelerated Learning

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• No

Error Correction Built In

• Unspecified

Research Summary

According to the CharacterStrong website, the program as a whole has been unable to secure the resources to conduct a large-scale randomized trial, but developers have aligned the program content and practices with defensible evidence regarding what previous research has demonstrated works to improve specific outcomes of interest (CharacterStrong, n.d). An NeMTSS revealed no peer-reviewed research regarding the CharacterStrong program. Therefore, there is insufficient evidence to support the efficacy of this program at this time.

Study Citations

CharacterStrong(n.d.). Overview of the Evidence Supporting CharacterStrong. https://characterstrong.com/bundles/et/cs/pdf/Overview%20of%20the%20Evidence%20Supporting%20CharacterStrong.pdf

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence

Additional Reviews

• https://www.newspressnow.com/news/local_news/district-reaps-benefits-of-characterstrong-curriculum/article_87e15100-d61f-11e9-b0cb-372a7ca8c78f.html