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National Dropout Prevention Conference

January 15-18, 2008 Daytona Beach, Florida

Parent Involvement is One of the Keys to Dropout Prevention

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Presented By:

Mary Lindsey, Ph.D.

Florida State HIPPY Director

and

Marsha Black, Ph.D.University of South Florida Researcher

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Workshop Agenda

• Welcome & Introductions• Warm-up Activity• Workshop Goals• Early Literacy Development• Parent Involvement in Early Literacy

Programs• Essential Features of the HIPPY Model • Child Success Outcomes• Florida HIPPY Research • Questions & Answers

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Purpose

The purpose of this workshop is to show how parent involvement may

be a key to dropout prevention.

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Workshop Goals

Discuss two early intervention strategies for dropout prevention.

Demonstrate how a parent-child home visiting program utilizes the two intervention strategies in working with parents and their children.

Present research findings from an early childhood program on parent involvement and children’s pre-literacy skill development.

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Early Intervention Strategies for Dropout Prevention

• Early Literacy Development

• Increased Parent Involvement

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Early Literacy Development

Goal: Child is successfully reading by the third grade.

• Direct teaching (one-on-one teaching at least four times a week for 25-45 minutes with trained tutors)

• Active participation

• Structured activities

• Monitoring progress

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Parent Involvement in Early Literacy Programs

Parent Strategies:

• Read aloud to their child and discuss the stories.

• Encourage your child to practice writing and counting.

• Appreciate and encourage verbal interaction between yourself and your child.

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Parent Involvement Outcomes

• Gain confidence in their role as their child’s most influential teacher.

• Learn to initiate, monitor and direct children’s educational experiences in the home.

• Become familiar with child development concepts

• Increase their communication skills

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Parent Involvement Outcomes

• Increase their skills in parenting, organization and time management

• Become more involved in school and community activities

• Improve parent-child relationships

• Improve family relationships

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3 year home based curriculum

30 weeks per year

Professional coordinator

Staff of paraprofessionals

Role PlayingInstructional Technique

Home Visits and

Group Meetings

ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF THE HIPPY MODEL

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CURRICULUM

3 year home based curriculum 30 weeks per year

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TEACHING METHOD

Role PlayingInstructional Technique

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DELIVERY METHODS

Home Visits andGroup Meetings

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STAFF

Professional coordinatorStaff of paraprofessionals

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Child Success Outcomes

• Acquire skills and values that display a predisposition to learning

• Acquire pre-academic skills and knowledge in key educational domains

• Are prepared for school and beyond

• Are more self-confident in their role as learners

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Child Success Outcomes

• 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

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Florida HIPPY Research 2004

• What kinds of home literacy activities do HIPPY Parents engage in with their child?

Parent Involvement in Literacy Activities and Children’s

Readiness for School• What kinds of pre-school readiness

skills are HIPPY children developing?

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Child’s Pre-Academic Skills

Reading On Their Own

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< $25,000

NHESHIPPY

10%

4%

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Percent of Students Scoring at Level 3 and Above

75%

70%

57% 65

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43%

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HIPPY Reading Results

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Percent of Students Scoring at Level 3 and Above

69%

64%

51% 57

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60%63%

41%

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HIPPY Mathematics Results

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Family Involvement in Literacy Activities

Reading to their Children

68

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< $25,000

Reading Three or More Times a Week

NHESHIPPY

80%

72%

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Parent Involvement in Literacy Activities

Taught Child Letters, Words, or Numbers

86

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90

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93

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95

<$25,000

NHESHIPPY

94%

89%

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The Conclusion

YEH! My child graduated from high school!