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Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters 1 Mary Lindsey, Ph.D. Director, Florida HIPPY Training & Technical Assistance Center Dabaram Rampersad Assistant Director, Florida HIPPY Training & Technical Assistance Center Marsha M. Black, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Department of Child and Family Studies University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Parent Involvement Works!
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters 1 Mary Lindsey, Ph.D. Director, Florida HIPPY Training & Technical Assistance Center Dabaram Rampersad
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters 1 Mary
Lindsey, Ph.D. Director, Florida HIPPY Training & Technical
Assistance Center Dabaram Rampersad Assistant Director, Florida
HIPPY Training & Technical Assistance Center Marsha M. Black,
Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor Department of Child and Family
Studies University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Parent
Involvement Works!
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Workshop Agenda Welcome & Introductions Background/History
of HIPPY Essential Features of the HIPPY Model: Staff, Curriculum,
Role Play, Home Visits/Group Meetings HIPPY Program Demonstration
Model for Building Parent and Child Involvement Highlights from
Parent Involvement Research/Evaluation Findings Questions &
Answers 2
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What is HIPPY? HIPPY is an international evidence-based home
visiting early childhood intervention program focused on
parent-involved learning for preschool age children. The goal of
HIPPY is to increase parental involvement in early educational
activities to promote childrens school readiness and long term
school success. 3
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9 Countries HIPPY International 4 Argentina, Australia, Canada,
Germany, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, and USA
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HIPPY USA 135 Local Sites 21 States & District of Columbia
5 Serving more than 15,000 families
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Florida HIPPY 11 Counties 1,600 Children 11 Coordinators 70
Home Visitors 6
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Background/History of HIPPY Established in 1969 at Hebrew
University in Israel as a research and demonstration project for :
Families experiencing economic disadvantage Limited English
proficiency Immigrant families Established in the US in 1984 and
serves more than 15,000 families across 135 communities in 21
states. Currently in 9 countries. 7
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Essential Features of the HIPPY Model 8
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Cost per Child 9 Approximately $1,500 - $2,000* Based on
Program operating with approximately 150 children Program is in its
3 rd year of operation or beyond * HIPPY USA national figures.
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Program Factors Low supervisory caseload Stable funding Low
levels of staff turnover Programs ability to offer tangible
incentives such as goods and services Parent Involvement in Family
Support Programs: An Integrated Theory. Karen McCurdy and Deborah
Daro, Family Relations, 2001, 50, 113-121. 10 Promoting Parent
Involvement
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How HIPPY Parent Involvement Works! 11
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Parent Involvement 12
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What Research Says About Parent Involvement 13
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National Research Experimental study to examine the effects of
HIPPY on childrens early language skills, emergent literacy and
parent involvement. Randomized control trial design was used with a
sample of low-income immigrant Mexican American families. Mothers
reported significant more involvement with their children after 15
weeks of HIPPY compared to the control group in providing home
based literacy and language opportunities, quality instruction and
interaction, and frequent modeling of literacy activities.
Necoehea. D.M. 2007 unpublished doctoral dissertation 14 Parent
Involvement in Home Educational Activities
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National Research HIPPY researchers in Texas investigated the
relationship of HIPPY parents to mothers involvement in education
at home and school, student school readiness in kindergarten, and
student academic outcomes in the third grade. Parent involvement
surveys were administered at the start of HIPPY and again after one
program year to 87 HIPPY mothers (79% Latina and 76%
Spanish-speaking). Results: Within group analysis revealed a
significant increase in report parent engagement in
academic-related activities at home. Johnson, Martinez-Cantu,
Jacobson & Weir, 2012 15 Parent Involvement in Home Educational
Activities
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National Research HIPPY researchers in Texas conducted a
quasi-experimental research study to investigate the effects of
HIPPY on parents and children. A randomly selected sample of 54
HIPPY mothers and 54 wait-listed parents completed a one-time
assessment on the HOME (Home Observation Measurement of the
Environment) Results: Families in HIPPY had more learning materials
in their home and offered their preschool children a greater
variety of learning experiences than families on the waiting list.
Nievar, Jacobson, Chen, Johnson, & Dier (2011) 16 Parent
Involvement in Home Educational Activities
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Florida Research Parents completing their first year of a HIPPY
program were surveyed on type and level of direct involvement with
their young children. Responses of a matched sample of 366 pairs of
HIPPY parents and 366 parents from the 2007 National Household
Education Survey data set were compared on a number of home and
community based educational activities using propensity scoring
matching procedures. Results: HIPPY parents were found to not only
engage in more frequent early literacy activities with their
preschool age children, they also reported significantly higher use
of research based dialogic reading strategies and a higher level of
participation in community based educational activities compared to
a demographically matched national sample of parents. 17 Parent
Involvement in Home Educational Activities
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Parent Outcomes Enriched home language environment. Improved
confidence and parenting efficacy High levels of involvement when
children enter school. Gain confidence in their role as their
childs most influential teacher. 18
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Parent Outcomes Learn to initiate, monitor and direct childrens
educational experiences in the home. Become familiar with child
development concepts Increase their communication skills 19
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Acquire skills and values that display a predisposition to
learning Are more self-confident in their role as learners Gain
increased self-reliance and self- sufficiency Increase literacy in
home environments 20 Child Outcomes