HIPPY Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters

HIPPY Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters Presented by: Mary Lindsey Dabaram Rampersad Diane Powell

What Is HIPPY? Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters HIPPY is a strong home visiting parent involvement model designed to remove barriers and to reach low income families and parents with limited education.

Essential Features of the HIPPY Model 3 year home based curriculum 30 weeks per year Role Playing Instructional Technique Professional coordinator Staff of paraprofessionals Home Visits and Group Meetings

HIPPY International EIGHT COUNTRIES

HIPPY USA 167 Local Sites 10 State Offices 26 States & District of Columbia

HIPPY FLORIDA 21 COUNTIES 2, 000 CHILDREN 24 COORDINATORS 100 PARAPROFESSIONALS IN PROGRESS • Seminole • Pinellas • Gadsen • Madison

Commitment From Parents • 15 to 20 Minutes per day for 30 weeks with each child • 10 -12 - monthly group meetings Benefit To State • PRICELESS, children enter school ready to learn!

NATIONAL RESEARCH ON HIPPY Student Outcomes in 3 rd and 6 th Grades Bradley & Gilkey, 2002, Arkansas Statewide Study Modest, but persistent effects across both 3 rd and 6 th grades Reduced use of Title I Reduced levels of school Higher Achievement Test Higher grades in Reading, services compared. Math, to suspension scores in Reading, Math, and Language Arts children with no preschool and Language Arts

Florida HIPPY Research 2004 Parent Involvement in Literacy Activities and Children’s Readiness for School • What kinds of home literacy activities do HIPPY Parents engage in with their child? • What kinds of pre-school readiness skills are HIPPY children developing?

Florida HIPPY Parent Survey II Spring 2004 • Sample: HIPPY=210 NHES=2, 218 The following results are for • Three, four, and five-year old HIPPY families who reported an annual children not enrolled in kindergarten household income of less than • Telephone $25, 000 onparent both interview the National and studies • Questions Florida drawn from NHES

Family Involvement in Literacy Activities Reading to their Children 80% 72%

Parent Involvement in Literacy Activities Told Child a Story 86% 77%

Parent Involvement in Literacy Activities Taught Child Letters, Words, or Numbers 94% 89%

Children’s Readiness for School Recognize All Letters of Alphabet 31% 13%

Children’s Readiness for School Write First Name 64% 42%

Children’s Readiness for School Counting 12% 6%

Child’s Pre-Academic Skills Reading On Their Own 10% 4%

HIPPY FCAT Reading Results

HIPPY FCAT Mathematics Results

Cost Per Child Approximately $1, 200 - $1, 500 Based on Program operating with approximately 150 children Program is in its 3 rd year of operation or beyond

Collaborations How To Stretch $$$ • Even Start • Head. Start • Parents As Teachers • Ameri. Corps • Others

Funding A HIPPY Coordinator exists in the area • Program can save money through collaborations - Cost per child is reduced • Refer children on waiting lists of other programs • Refer children needing additional assistance • Home Visiting Staff from Even Start, Head. Start, PAT, etc. are trained on the HIPPY curriculum and attend weekly HIPPY Inservice Training for HIPPY Home Visitors.

Testimony Research Shows HIPPY WORKS… But How and Why Does It Work? PARENTS SAY SO!!!