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Hand in Hand: A Journey Toward Readiness for Profoundly At-Risk Preschoolers

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Hand in Hand is an early childhood program for at-risk preschoolers. It is designed to furnish the children with the tools they need to lessen their risk for failure on entry to kindergarten. Circumstances under which the students live include violence, abandonment, homelessness, starvation, and abuse. This article discusses the program and the 7 principles on which it is based.

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  1. Indiana University–Purdue University, Ft. Wayne, 2101 E. Coliseum Blvd., Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 46805

    Beverly N. Parke & Phyllis Agness

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Parke, B.N., Agness, P. Hand in Hand: A Journey Toward Readiness for Profoundly At-Risk Preschoolers. Early Childhood Education Journal 30, 33–37 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016541931521

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