Messages From Home: The Parent-Child Home Program For Overcoming Educational Disadvantage - Softcover

Levenstein, Phyllis; Levenstein, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159213677X ISBN 13: 9781592136773

Publisher: Temple University Press, 2008

Synopsis

An up to date overview of one of the longest-running home visiting programs, emphasizing school readiness and early literacy in infants and toddlers

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Review

"Messages From Home is a fascinating book, documenting this important program from the inspiration and the needs it meets to the nuts and bolts of the ethical issues it raises." Marsha Weinraub, Laura H. Carnell Professor, Chair of the Psychology Department at Temple University, and investigator on the NICHD Study of Early Child Care "Messages from Home is an important resource for those interested in child development and education. For researchers and for those who are beginning their careers in research, it demonstrates what can be learned through a well-thought out and well-conducted longitudinal investigation. Further, it provides insights about how Phyllis Levenstein and her colleagues grappled with issues of randomization, adequacy of research measures, fidelity of implementation, and the ethics of working with families. For practitioners and others who might want to replicate the Parent-Home Program, there is enough detail provided to make that decision. Finally, policy makers can learn about a very low cost intervention that has had a long-term impact on children who are at risk for educational disadvantage and their families." Teacher's College Record

Synopsis

The Parent-Child Home Program is a low-cost pre-preschool intervention to help parents prepare their toddlers for school. Over four decades of experimental research have supported the program's hypothesis that children's best preparation for school is their early participation in cheerful, casual exchanges of concept-building play and conversation with their parents at home. The Parent-Child Home Program is a social program aimed at ameliorating many of the challenges of a low-income environment. In this updated new edition, Phyllis Levenstein's daughter, Susan, continues her mother's labor of love, confirming the fact that with a solid theoretical base, elbow grease, and perseverance it is possible to carry a good idea a good long way.

Edition details

• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159213677X
• ISBN 13: 9781592136773
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288