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ERIC Number: ED603083
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Oct-18
Pages: 37
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)/Home Visiting Grant, 2016-2017. Research Educational Program Report
Houston Independent School District
This report contains the 2016-2017 evaluation on the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)/Home Visiting Grant program. HIPPY is a school readiness program that helps parents prepare their preschool children for academic success. A total of 762 children ages 3 to 5 and their parents participated in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) HIPPY program during the 2016-2017 academic year compared to 637 students in the previous year. HIPPY program sites expanded from 57 schools to 71 schools over the past two years. Key findings include: (1) The 2016-2017 HISD HIPPY cohort attained a higher mean standard score on the 2017 Logramos English Language Arts (ELA) assessment compared to HISD kindergarten students districtwide (169.2 vs. 165.3); (2) The mean standard score on the Iowa ELA assessment was lower for HISD HIPPY students than students districtwide by 2.7 points (122.0 vs. 124.7); (3) There were substantial increases in the percent of 2016-2017 HIPPY prekindergarten students who met benchmark from BOY to EOY on the 2017 English and Spanish language and literacy Rapid Letter Naming, Words in Sentence, and Alliteration CIRCLE subtests; and (4) There were substantial increases in the percent of 2016-2017 HIPPY prekindergarten students who met benchmark from BOY to EOY on the 2017 English and Spanish Patterns, Shape Naming, and Shape Discrimination CIRCLE mathematics subtests.
Houston Independent School District. Research & Accountability, 4400 West 18th Street 2 NW, Houston, TX 77092. Tel: 713-556-6700; Fax: 713-556-6730; e-mail: Research@houstonisd.org; Web site: http://www.houstonisd.org/research
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Houston Independent School District (HISD), Department of Research and Accountability
Identifiers - Location: Texas (Houston)
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Iowa Tests of Basic Skills
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