Home Visits

Home Visiting Linked to Lower School Truancy and Better Reading Outcomes

Home visiting linked to lower school truancy and better reading outcomesJohns Hopkins University study looks at effects of a program that aims to encourage family engagement.

Parent Teacher Home Visits

Copy of PTHV-digital.pdf

Video: Intro to Parent Teacher Home Visit Project

Family Engagement that Works: Parent-Teacher Home Visits

Edutopia

Family Engagement that Works: Parent-Teacher Home VisitsThe following home-visit model is easily replicated, adapted, and it is relatively inexpensive. And for those educators who are looking to team with families, it's a partnership with a lot of impact.

Video: Home Visits at Stanton Elementary

Washington D.C.

HARGSE4I2016-V008500_DTH.mp4

Can Inviting Teachers Over to Your Home Improve How Kids Learn?

Mindshift, from NPR and PBS

Can Inviting Teachers Over to Your Home Improve How Kids Learn?Teachers in at least 20 states are visiting students' families in their homes as a way to build trust between families and the school.

Home Visit Training

Use this slide deck if your school is interested in implementing home visits. Reach out to district family engagement supports if you feel you need additional support with this effort.

Home Visit Training- Updated

Home Visits: Two-Way Communication for Teachers

Build Initiative, Family Engagement Toolkit, DPI

Letter from this packet, translated into Spanish:

Spanish Home Visit Letter

2-Way-Comms-Teachers-HomeVisits-Final (1).pdf

Teachers share their experiences with home visits

The Seattle Times