Program Description

"Sanford Harmony is a skills promotion program that uses free-standing lessons to promote social and emotional learning for students in PreK through sixth grade."

Cost

There is no cost to teachers, schools, districts, or participating universities.

Intended Population

• Core

Grade

• Pre-K
• Elementary School
• Middle School

Intended Group Size

• Classroom

ELL/DLL

• Unspecified

Multisensory Applications

• Unspecified

Computer-Based Delivery

• Partial

Scripted

• Instructor Scripted

Comprehensive or Skill Specific

• Skill Specific

Placement Tests

• No

Advanced Placement

• No

Assessment to Monitor Skills Mastery

• Unspecified

Error Correction Built In

• Unspecified

Fidelity Measures Provided by Publisher

• Unspecified

Research Summary

Literature revealed two studies that included both quantitative and qualitative data. Quantitative data derived from the Social Skills Behavior Checklist indicated large effect sizes observed between pre- and post-implementation. Qualitative data revealed mixed impressions from teachers and principals.

Study Citations

Morrison, J. R., Reilly, J. M., & Ross, S. M. (2019). Getting along with others as an educational goal: An implementation study of Sanford Harmony. Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching & Learning, 12(1), 16-34. doi:10.1108/JRIT-03-2019-0042.

Wills-Jackson, C., & Hines, R. (n.d.). Investigating the impact of social skills training using the

Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)

• Insufficient evidence