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Reach Out and Read Assessment: The Final Report


March 2007

Appendix

Parent Responses from the ROR site about their Reach Out and Read experience

  •  “It’s real nice to have the children read to because this way they are interested in something while they wait to be seen.” [“Es muy bueno que les vengan a leer a los niños porque asi se entretienen en algo interesante mientras esperan su cita.”]
  •  “help educate,” “getting ready for school,” “wants to learn English for school—singing and speaking”
  •  “good” [“bien”]
  • “good program,” “interesting,” “very helpful”
  • “It helps me because my daughter can learn more things, and she also knows how to expand her abilities, like how to read, see colors, and other things.” [“me ayuda para saber como mi hiña puede aprender mas cosas, y tambien a saber como se desarrollan sus avilidades como, leer, mirar colores y haser o tras cosas.”]

RORA Parent Survey

Reach Out and Read Assessment

 INSTRUCTIONS:
ID number ____________
   

#1-3: If only gives 1 or 2 things, prompt

“Is there anything else?
“¿Hay otra cosa mas?”   

” If vague (e.g. we play) prompt,

“What do you do when you play together?”
“¿Qué hace usted cuando juegan juntos?”

INTRODUCTION:
These questions will help me understand your child.  I would also like to enter your answers, without including your name or any other identifying information. Is that okay? Estas preguntas me ayudaran a mi para poder entiender a su niño/a.  Tambien quisiera incorparar sus repuestas sin incluir su nombre o cualquier tipo de informacion. ¿Esto es acceptable para usted?

1.   What are your three favorite things to do with [child’s name] these days?¿Estos días, cuáles son sus tres cosas preferidas que le gusta hacer con su niño/a [name]? (3)
___ yes/si (mentions “read” or “book”)     ___no (does not mention “read”/“book”)

2.   What do you do to help prepare [name] for sleep at night?¿Por la noche, qué es lo que usted hace para ayudar a su niño/a [name] dormir? (3)
___ yes/si  (mentions “read” or “book”)     ___ no (does not mention “read” or “book”)

3.   Is there anything you do with [name] now that will help him/her be successful when he/she goes to kindergarten? ¿Qué es lo que hace usted ahorita para preparar a su niño/a [name] para el grado kinder? (3)
___ yes/si (mentions “read,” or “book”)     ___no (does not mention “read” or “book”)

4.   Do you ever read children’s books to [name]? ¿Usted lee libros de niños a [name]?
___ yes/si—to Q5   ___   no—is he/she too young for that? o piensa usted que su niño/a es demasiado joven para eso?
___   yes/si—to Q7     ___ no—to Q7

-5.   Name some children’s books that you have at home and read to [name]. After parent names some books, ask:How many books altogether do you have at home that you read to [name]? ¿Qué son los nombres de los libros que usted le lee a su niño/a [name]? ¿Cuántos libros tiene en su hogar para leer a [name]?               
Enter a number only, not words: ____________

6.   How many days each week do you read children’s books to [name]? ¿Cuántos días de la semana lee usted a su niño/a [name]?
___1     ___2     ___3      ___4      ___5      ___6      ___7

--7.   Which of the following have you used or read in your home during the last week? ¿Durante la semana pasada, cuáles de los siguiente articulos ha leido usted? 
Check all that apply:   ___ books/libros   ___ magazines/revistas   ___newspapers/periodicos   ___ paper and pen/papel y pluma
               
8.   What languages are spoken in (by) your home/family? ¿Qué idiomas se hablan en su hogar?
Check all that apply:   ___English/ingles   ___Spanish/espanol   ___other/otra idioma ____________

9.   How many other adults are in the home? ¿Aparte de usted, cuántos adultos viven en su hogar?
Enter number: ____________

10.   How many other children are in the home? ¿Aparte de su niño/a, cuántos niños viven en su hogar?
# ____________   what ages? que son sus edades? ____________

11.   Do any of the other adults (or older children) read to, sing to, or tell stories to [name]? ¿Los otros adultos (o otros niños) que viven en su casa, leen, cantan o cuentan historias a su niño/a [name]?
___ yes/si   ___ no

12.   (6-month visit only, if same parent)   How many years of school have you completed? Where? ¿Cuantos años de escuela cumplio usted y en donde?
Write in: ________________    Where: ________________

Questions for 12-month visit only:
13.  Has [child’s name] doctor talked with you or your family about reading to [child’s name]? ¿Ha hablado el doctor de su niño/a a con usted o con su familia sobre leyendo a su niño/a [name]?
___ yes/si                  ___ no

14.   Did the doctor give you good ideas about how to read to [child’s name]? ¿Le dio el doctor ideas buenas sobre como leer a su niño/a [name]?
___ yes/si   ___no

15.   Altogether how many books for reading to your child have you received from the doctor or nurse here? ¿En total, cuantos libros ha recibo usted del doctor aquí o de la enfermera aquí para leer a su niño/a?
Enter number: ____________

16.   Have you ever seen volunteers reading to children in the waiting room here? ¿Ha visto usted a los voluntarios leyendo a los niños en esta sala do espero?
___yes/si  ___ no—to Q18

---17.   Did your child listen to the volunteers reading in the waiting room? ¿Cuañdo los voluntarios leyeron en en esta sala, oyó su niño/a?
 ___ yes/si    ___no 

18.   Do you have any comments to share about your experience with the Reach Out and Read program. ¿Puede usted comentar sobre sus experiences con el programa de Reach Out and Read?

RORA Site: ROR ______
Control ______
Child’s Age Group ______
ID number ___________
Parent: language used __________________
Child: language used __________________
Interview completed _________________
PLS-4 completed _______________
Background questions about this child: 
Today’s date: ____________
  1. Informant: (not parent/guardian, stop)  mother  father  guardian
  2. Child’s DOB:  ____________
  3. No. of well-child visits here (ROR site—not counting today): ____________
  4. Child:  male  female
  5. Ethnicity:  Hispanic/Latino  Not Hispanic
  6. Race (all that apply):  African Am/Black  Asian  White  Other
  7. Birth Wt. _____  ___ <1500 g (<3lb-5oz)     ___1500 to <2500 g (3lb-5oz to <5lb-8oz)   ___ ³2500 g (5lb-8oz or more)

Data Summary

Descriptive Statistics:

 Variable

N

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Std. Deviation

6-month auditory comprehension - standard score

23

67.00

111.00

90.1739

12.98129

6-month expressive communication - standard score

23

80.00

94.00

86.1304

5.46314

6-month total language score - standard score

23

75.00

101.00

87.0000

7.67523

6-month auditory comprehension - percentile rank

23

1.00

77.00

31.4783

25.05969

6-month expressive communication - percentile rank

23

9.00

34.00

19.0870

9.41910

6-month total language score - percentile rank

23

5.00

53.00

21.9565

13.93321

12-month auditory comprehension - standard score

23

81.00

99.00

92.0435

5.26980

12-month expressive communication - standard score

23

76.00

99.00

85.8696

6.30515

12-month total language score - standard score

23

80.00

98.00

87.9565

5.53894

12-month auditory comprehension - percentile rank

23

10.00

47.00

30.6522

11.91870

12-month expressive communication - percentile rank

23

5.00

47.00

18.9565

11.54626

12-month total language score - percentile rank

23

9.00

45.00

22.5217

11.18794

Q5: 6-month - Number of books altogether you have read to your child at home

23

.00

20.00

4.4348

5.40056

Q6: 6-month - Number of days each week you read children's books to your child

23

.00

7.00

2.1739

2.30912

Q12a: 6-month - Number of years of school you completed

23

3.00

12.00

7.9130

2.98349

Q5: 12-month - Number of books altogether you have read to your child at home

23

.00

30.00

7.7391

7.77652

Q6: 12-month - Number of days each week you read children's books to your child

23

.00

7.00

3.0435

2.01084

Q15: 12-month - Altogether how many books for reading to your child have you received from the doctor or nurse here

23

.00

7.00

1.4348

1.72748

6-month - Number of visits

23

.00

3.00

1.4783

1.41001

12-month - Number of visits

23

.00

5.00

2.4348

2.14955

Number ROR visits

23

.00

2.00

.9565

.87792

Valid N (listwise)

23

 

 

 

 

Data Summary (cont'd)

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