Parents
as Teachers (PAT) is an internationally
recognized home visitor program
developed by the PAT National Center,
Inc., in St. Louis, Missouri. Parents
as Teachers provides parenting information
and support to families with children
from birth to five years of age.
Certified
parent educators conduct reguarly
scheduled, personal visits to give
families information about child
development and ways to encourage
learning in early years. Content
of the visits is structured to correspond
to the child's age and stage of
development, and focuses on enhancing
the development of expressive and
receptive language skills, cognitive
ability, social skills, gross and
fine motor skills.
Parents
as Teachers Goals:
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Give the child
a solid foundation for school
success
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Increase
parents competence and confidence
in giving the child the best possible
start in life
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Promote
a strong parent-child relationship
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Develop
a true partnership between parents
and schools
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Provide
means for early detection of potential
learning problems
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Prevent
and reduce child abuse and neglect
Parents as Teachers Evaluation
Results:
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Children
(age 3 and when entering school)
tested above national norms in
intellectual, social, motor and
language development
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Parent-child
relationships and communication
improved
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Developmental
delays resolved for 50% of identified
families
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Documented
cases of child abuse were reduced
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Parents
held a positive view of the school
district and were more involved
in child's education
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Follow-up
studies showed the standardized
test results of
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Fourth-grade
students were significantly higher
for Parents as Teachers children
Maryland
Parents as Teachers State Office
The role of
the Maryland State Office is to serve
as liaison between the Parents as
Teachers National Center and affiliated
programs in Maryland. Our office also
organizes PAT trainings in Maryland.
For more information,
send an email to
info@fs-inc.org or
call Helma Irving at (301)840-3248.
To view our
upcoming trainings, please click
here and visit the professionals
page.
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