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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
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
< $25,000
NHESHIPPY
10%
4%
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Percent of Students Scoring at Level 3 and Above
75%
70%
57% 65
%
65%70
%
43%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
HIPPY S
tude
nts
Compa
rison
School
Saras
ota
County
Charlo
tte C
ounty
DeSoto
Cou
nty
Man
atee
Cou
nty
State
HIPPY Reading Results
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Percent of Students Scoring at Level 3 and Above
69%
64%
51% 57
%
60%63%
41%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
HIPPY S
tude
nts
Compa
rison
School
Saras
ota
County
Charlo
tte C
ounty
DeSoto
Cou
nty
Man
atee
Cou
nty
State
Pe
rce
nt
of
Stu
de
nts
HIPPY Mathematics Results
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Family Involvement in Literacy Activities
Reading to their Children
68
70
72
74
76
78
80
82
< $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
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
<$25,000
NHESHIPPY
94%
89%
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The Conclusion
YEH! My child graduated from high school!