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ERIC Number: EJ539917
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
Ready or Not: One Home-based Response to the School Readiness Dilemma.
Westheimer, Miriam
Early Child Development and Care, v127-128 p245-57 1997
Describes a parent-focused, home-based early intervention program known as HIPPY, the Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters. Explains the program's basic philosophy and elaborates on programmatic tensions as it gains a national scope and presence. Offers an insider's view into a few inherent tensions and issues associated with home visiting programs. (MOK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Early Intervention, Home Visits, Learning Activities, Literacy, Parent Participation, Preschool Children, Program Development, School Readiness
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: HIPPY
Note: Special Issue on: "Perspectives on Family Literacy."