Publications Dissemination Audiences Survey

National Institute for Literacy

Publications Dissemination Audiences Survey

A. Information about Your Organization

1. What is your role in your organization?

2. How would you describe your organization?

Organization Type
a. State education organization	O
b. Local school district/school	O
c. Private school	O
d. Before-school care provider	O
e. After-school care provider	O
f. Daycare provider	O
g. Public library	O
h. Other (please specify):	O

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3. Given your organization’s mission and target audiences, how important are issues associated with how K-3 children learn to read?

Importance of Evidence-Based Publications
O	Not Very Important
O	Somewhat Important
O	Very Important
O	Don’t Know

4. How often does your organization refer clients or members to National Institute for Literacy publications for evidence-based resources for reading?

Frequency of Referral to National Institute for Literacy
O	Not Very Often
O	Somewhat Often
O	Very Often
O	Don’t Know

B. Information about Distribution of National Institute for Literacy Publications for K-3 Reading

1. Did your organization receive sample copies of any of the following K-3 publications of the National Institute for Literacy?

National Institute for Literacy Publications
	Yes	No
a. Dad’s Playbook	O	O
b. Big Dreams	O	O
c. Shining Stars K	O	O
d. Shining Stars 1	O	O
e. Shining Stars 2-3	O	O

If you answered “Yes” to any of these publications, please complete the survey by answering the remainder of the questions. If your organization did not receive any of these publications, please stop at this point and do not answer any more survey questions.

2. Did your organization order additional copies of any of the following publications?

National Institute for Literacy Publications
	Yes	No
a. Dad’s Playbook	O	O
b. Big Dreams	O	O
c. Shining Stars K	O	O
d. Shining Stars 1	O	O
e. Shining Stars 2-3	O	O

3. If you answered “Yes” to any of the publications in the previous question, how did your organization distribute these additional copies?

Distribution Methods
	Yes	No	Don’t Know
a. Sent home with children	O	O	O
b. Made available to organization’s visitors	O	O	O
c. Shared with staff members	O	O	O
d. Other (please specify):	O	O	O

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4. If you know, what feedback have you received about National Institute for Literacy K-3 publications from people with whom copies have been shared?

C. Your Perspective

1. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements (choose a response in each row).

Strongly Strongly Disagree Agree
	1	2	3	4	5
a. The National Institute for Literacy publications are the types of resources my organization seeks to provide to families about how K-3 children learn to read.	O	O	O	O	O
b. This dissemination effort was a good way for organization members or target audiences to receive information about evidence-based resources for K-3 student reading.	O	O	O	O	O
c. The National Institute for Literacy publications provided information about how K-3 children learn to read in a more useful way than other resources we distribute.	O	O	O	O	O
d. I believe that my organization’s participation in this dissemination effort will benefit teachers, fathers, or other family members interested in supporting how K-3 children learn to read.	O	O	O	O	O
e. Overall, this was a convenient way to disseminate National Institute for Literacy resources that promote evidence-based information about K-3 reading to families.	O	O	O	O	O

2. What additional information or assistance do you need to help your organization’s efforts to inform educators or parents about National Institute for Literacy K-3 resources?

3. What additional evidence-based information do you think should be addressed to help families support K-3 students’ reading? (choose all that apply)

Other Evidence-Based Information Needs
O	Research on the cognitive processes of how children learn to read.
O	Research on various assessments used to measure a child’s early reading strengths or weaknesses.
O	Research about practices for teaching reading to non-English background students.
O	Research about teaching reading to students with learning disabilities.
O	Other (please specify):

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