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But Does It Work in Homes Away From Home?

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Levenstein, Phyllis – Theory Into Practice, 1972

The experimental Mother-Child Home Program, aimed at the prevention of educational disadvantaged," was shown to be effective in repeated studies away from the home base of the Verbal Interaction Project. (Author/SP)

Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Home Programs, Prevention

Home-Based Programs: Nightmare or Dream of the Future.

Levenstein, Phyllis – 1979

This essay discusses methodological and ethical problems in the implementation and evaluation of home-based intervention programs for young children and their families. Part I notes the difficulties in (1) selecting an appropriate research design to evaluate a program (e.g., preventing sample bias), (2) specifying precisely the intervention method…

Descriptors: Ethics, Family Programs, Home Programs, Home Visits

Third Grade Effects of the Mother-Child Home Program. Developmental Continuity Consortium Follow-Up Study. Final Report.

Levenstein, Phyllis – 1978

This followup study of the effects of the Mother-Child Home Program developed by the Verbal Interaction Project (VIP) measures the school performance of nine groups of 162 third grade children from low income families. The program of 92 home sessions spaced over two school years focused on the mother and child as a socially interactive dyad, and…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Followup Studies