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Book SynopsisAn up to date overview of one of the longest-running home visiting programs, emphasizing school readiness and early literacy in infants and toddlers
Trade 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
Table of ContentsParent-Child Home Program Chronology; Foreword (by Kathryn Barnard); Co-Author's Preface (by Susan Levenstein); Prologue To The Second Edition (by Phyllis Levenstein); Introduction 1. Two Mothers, Two Children: Program Participants; 2. Poverty in the 21st Century: Parental Love Fights Back; 3. "Show, Not Tell": The Parent-Child Home Program Method; 4. Underpinnings: The Theory Behind The Parent-Child Home Program; 5. How Effective Is The Parent-Child Home Program?; 6. Methodological Issues in Intervention Research: Lessons From The Parent-Child Home Program Experience; 7. From Laboratory To Real World: Successful Replication of a Successful Intervention; 8. Preventing a Dream From Becoming a Nightmare: The Ethics of Home Visiting Programs; 9. Ludic Literacy: Prelude To Instrumental Literacy; 10. Messages From Home: Meditations And Conclusions; 11. The Parent-Child Home Program In Writing: Publications By and About the Program, 1968-2007 References Cited; Appendix. Outcome Measures Created By The Parent-Child Home Program
