NIFL Developing Early Literacy: Report of the National Early LIteracy Panel Customer Satisfaction Survey

Developing Early Literacy: Report of the National Early Literacy Panel (NELP) Report

Survey

1. Please check the boxes that best describe you.

• Higher education instructor/staff

• Education administrator

• Classroom teacher

• Reading coach

• Policymaker

• Researcher

• Training and technical assistance providers

• Advocate

• Parent GO TO PAGE 3

• Other, Please describe

2. Please describe how you received the NELP report. (Check all that apply.)

• In the mail

• Via email link

• At a conference or training session

• Searching on the World Wide Web

• From a colleague

• From a friend

• Other Please describe

3. Check the NELP report products you have read

   • NELP Executive Summary

   • Entire NELP Report

   • Selected chapters of NELP report Please list chapters______________________________

4. How do you rate or assess the following aspects of the NELP report . . .	Excellent	Good	Neutral	Fair	Poor
Clarity of writing					
Organization					
Formatting					
Usefulness of information about reading research					
Usefulness as a resource for professional development					
Usefulness as a resource for curriculum development					
Usefulness of information for parents					
Usefulness of suggestions about evidence-based practices					
Usefulness in informing policies					
Other					

4. Have you already used information from the NELP report?

• YES

• NO Go to question 8

5. To what degree have you used information from the NELP report in the following ways . . .	Very much	Some-what	Neutral	Not really	Not at all
To distribute to families at meetings and training sessions					
In materials sent home to families (such as newsletters)					
To inform families about the importance of early reading					
To inform families about the importance of early writing					
To promote the importance of reading and writing at home					
To encourage parents to use evidence-based practices when reading to their children					
To provide useful information about reading instruction to parents					
To inform teachers about evidence-based reading practices					
In teacher professional development					

6. To what degree has the information in the NELP report improved your understanding of the following . . .	Very much	Some-what	Neutral	Not really	Not at all
The skills and abilities that predict later reading, writing, and spelling outcomes					
The programs and interventions that contribute to gains in children’s literacy skills and abilities					
The programs and interventions that inhibit gains in children’s literacy skills and abilities					
The environments and settings that contribute to gains in literacy skills and abilities					
The environments and settings that inhibit gains in children’s literacy skills and abilities					
Child characteristics that contribute to or inhibit gains in children’s literacy skills and abilities					
Teacher and home practices that help children make sense of print					
The importance of reading to and sharing books with young children					
The role of parents and home-based programs for improving literacy					

7. To what degree has the information in the NELP report improved your understanding about the following aspects of early literacy. . .	Very much	Some-what	Neutral	Not really	Not at all
Concepts of print					
Print awareness					
Environmental print					
Alphabetic knowledge					
Phonological awareness					
Decoding words					
Decoding non-words					
Writing/name writing					
Visual perception					
Spelling					
Invented spelling					
Oral language					
Child literacy assessment					
Classroom literacy assessment					

8. To what degree do you plan to use information from the NELP report in the following ways . . .	Very much	Some-what	Neutral	Not really	Not at all
To distribute to families at meetings and training sessions					
In materials sent home to families (such as newsletters)					
To inform families about the importance of early reading					
To inform families about the importance of early writing					
To promote the importance of reading and writing at home					
To encourage parents to use evidence-based practices when reading to their children					
To provide useful information about reading instruction to parents					
To inform teachers about evidence-based reading practices					
In teacher professional development					

9. To what degree do you believe the information in the NELP will improve your understanding of the following . . .	Very much	Some-what	Neutral	Not really	Not at all
The skills and abilities that predict later reading, writing, and spelling outcomes					
The programs and interventions that contribute to gains in children’s literacy skills and abilities					
The programs and interventions that inhibit gains in children’s literacy skills and abilities					
The environments and settings that contribute to gains in literacy skills and abilities					
The environments and settings that inhibit gains in children’s literacy skills and abilities					
Child characteristics that contribute to or inhibit gains in children’s literacy skills and abilities					
Teacher and home practices that help children make sense of print					
The importance of reading to and sharing books with young children					
The role of parents and home-based programs for improving literacy					

Concepts of print					
Print awareness					
Environmental print					
Alphabetic knowledge					
Phonological awareness					
Decoding words					
Decoding non-words					
Writing/name writing					
Visual perception					
Spelling					
Invented spelling					
Oral language					
Child literacy assessment					
Classroom literacy assessment					

10. Please provide us your suggestions for improving the NELP materials.

11. Other comments

NELP Survey for OMB Review. Produced by Education Development Center, Inc.

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