A home visit before the school year reduced the likelihood of a disciplinary incident (effect size = +0.10)¶
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Currency · newest study 2021 · checked against its sources 2026-10-18 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i0 Students who received a home visit before the school year were less likely to have a disciplinary incident that year (9.27 percent vs. 12.22 percent; effect size = +0.10). → Academic Performance — Parent Teacher Home Visits 2021
Evidence¶
Academic Performance — Parent Teacher Home Visits 2021¶
Academic Performance — Parent Teacher Home Visits. (2021). Evidence summary. https://evidenceforessa.org/program/parent-teacher-home-visits/
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The Mathematica quasi-experimental study with a propensity-score matched comparison group reported that "a home visit before the start of the school year reduced the likelihood of a student having a disciplinary incident in that school year," with 9.27 percent of visited versus 12.22 percent of non-visited students affected.
"During the school year following a home visit, 9.27 percent of visited students had a disciplinary incident compared with 12.22 percent of non-visited comparison students (effect size = +0.10)."
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- Prior home visiting research indicates child-development-focused content is associated with child outcomes and sustained family participation — related
- Students in MTSS-coached schools were significantly less likely to have at least one behavior incident — related
- SWPBIS reduces the odds of receiving an office discipline referral — related
- Home visits improved standardized math scores (ES = +0.11) but showed no difference in ELA scores — related
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A home visit before the school year reduced the likelihood of a disciplinary incident (effect size = +0.10) |
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A home visit before the school year reduced the likelihood of a disciplinary incident (effect size = +0.10) |
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2021 |
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