Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)^®

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Necoechea, D. M. (2007). Children at-risk for poor school readiness: The effect of an early intervention home visiting program on children and parents. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences, 68 (6-A), 2311. (Dissertation Abstract: 2007-99230-512)

Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)^®

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Outcome measure	Effect	Follow-up timing	Sample	Sample size	Intervention group	Comparison group	Group difference	Effect size	Statistical significance
Parent-Home Survey	FavorableUnfavorable or ambiguousNo Effect	16 weeks	Full sample	51 mothers	Mean = 70.58	Mean = 61.64	Mean difference = 8.94	Study reported = 0.87	Statistically significant, p = 0.00

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Outcome measure	Outcome measure description	Collection method	Properties
Parent-Home Survey	A researcher-developed instrument that assessed parents’ use of home-based supports for children like oral language-based activities, print-based activities, literacy exposure, and parent book reading. The responses were used to generate an index of parent involvement.	Parent/caregiver report	Cronbach’s α = 0.71

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