Catherine Bracaliello - School Psychology: Abstract

HOME VISITING ADN FAMILY INVOLVEMENT: EXPLORING THE QUANTITY OF PROGRAM PARTICIPATION TO FAMILY OUTCOMES

Home-based family involvement is particularly important for low-income, ethnic minority families. Beyond being a powerful predictor of school readiness, home-based involvement appears to be preferred among ethnic minority, low-income caregivers of young children (Fantuzzo et al., 2000).  Interventions based in the home, such as home visiting, therefore, are perhaps the most salient and culturally meaningful ways to promote child outcomes for minority families with young children. Home visiting programs offer many benefits to low-income families, such as easy accessibility and the tailoring of services (Sweet & Appelbaum, 2004). Yet, large scale evaluations of home visiting as a method of service delivery are impeded by the enormous variation in program targets and goals (Sweet & Appelbaum, 2004).  The current research examines the quantity of home visiting is effective at supporting family involvement in the education of young children.

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