Report of the National Early Literacy Panel Customer Satisfaction Survey

Developing Early Literacy: Report of the National Early Literacy Panel (NELP) Report
Executive Summary 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
ParentÆ GO TO PAGE 3
Other, Please describe
2. Please describe how you received the NELP Executive Summary 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
OtherÆ Please describe
3. Check the NELP Executive Summary report products you have read
… NELP Executive Summary
… Entire NELP Report
… Selected chapters of NELP reportÆ Please list chapters______________________________

4. How do you rate or assess the following
Excellent

Good

Neutral

Fair

Poor

a. Clarity of writing

b. Organization

c. Formatting

d. Usefulness of information about reading
research
e. Usefulness as a resource for professional
development
f. Usefulness as a resource for curriculum
development

g. Usefulness of information for parents

aspects of the NELP Executive Summary
report . . .

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4. How do you rate or assess the following
aspects of the NELP Executive Summary
report . . .

Excellent

Good

Neutral

Fair

Poor

h. Usefulness of suggestions about evidencebased practices

i.

Usefulness in informing policies

j.

Other

4. Have you already used information from the NELP Executive Summary report?
… YES
… NOÆ Go to question 8

5. To what degree have you used information
from the NELP Executive Summary report
in the following ways . . .
a. To distribute to families at meetings and
training sessions
b. In materials sent home to families (such as
newsletters)
c. To inform families about the importance of
early reading
d. To inform families about the importance of
early writing
e. To promote the importance of reading and
writing at home
f. To encourage parents to use evidence-based
practices when reading to their children
g. To provide useful information about reading
instruction to parents
h. To inform teachers about evidence-based
reading practices
i.

In teacher professional development

6. To what degree has the information in the
NELP Executive Summary report improved
your understanding of the following . . .
a. The skills and abilities that predict later
reading, writing, and spelling outcomes
b. The programs and interventions that
contribute to gains in children’s literacy skills
and abilities

Very
much

Somewhat

Neutral

Not
really

Not at
all

Very
much

Somewhat

Neutral

Not
really

Not at
all

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6. To what degree has the information in the
NELP Executive Summary report improved
your understanding of the following . . .
c. The programs and interventions that inhibit
gains in children’s literacy skills and abilities
d. The environments and settings that
contribute to gains in literacy skills and
abilities
e. The environments and settings that inhibit
gains in children’s literacy skills and abilities
f. Child characteristics that contribute to or
inhibit gains in children’s literacy skills and
abilities
g. Teacher and home practices that help
children make sense of print
h. The importance of reading to and sharing
books with young children
i. The role of parents and home-based
programs for improving literacy

Very
much

Somewhat

Neutral

Not
really

Not at
all

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7. To what degree has the information in the
NELP Executive Summary report improved
your understanding about the following
aspects of early literacy. . .

Very
much

Somewhat

Neutral

Not
really

Not at
all

a. Concepts of print

b. Print awareness

c. Environmental print

d. Alphabetic knowledge

e. Phonological awareness

f. Decoding words

g. Decoding non-words

h. Writing/name writing

i. Visual perception

j. Spelling

k. Invented spelling

l.

m. Child literacy assessment

n. Classroom literacy assessment

Very
much

Somewhat

Neutral

Not
really

Not at
all

Oral language

8. To what degree do you plan to use
information from the NELP Executive
Summary report in the following ways . . .
a. To distribute to families at meetings and
training sessions
b. In materials sent home to families (such as
newsletters)
c. To inform families about the importance of
early reading
d. To inform families about the importance of
early writing
e. To promote the importance of reading and
writing at home

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8. To what degree do you plan to use
information from the NELP Executive
Summary report in the following ways . . .
f. To encourage parents to use evidence-based
practices when reading to their children
g. To provide useful information about reading
instruction to parents
h. To inform teachers about evidence-based
reading practices

Very
much

Somewhat

Neutral

Not
really

Not at
all

Very
much

Somewhat

Neutral

Not
really

Not at
all

k. Print awareness

l. Environmental print

m. Alphabetic knowledge

i.

In teacher professional development

9. To what degree do you believe the
information in the NELP Executive
Summary will improve your understanding
of the following . . .
a. The skills and abilities that predict later
reading, writing, and spelling outcomes
b. The programs and interventions that
contribute to gains in children’s literacy skills
and abilities
c. The programs and interventions that inhibit
gains in children’s literacy skills and abilities
d. The environments and settings that
contribute to gains in literacy skills and
abilities
e. The environments and settings that inhibit
gains in children’s literacy skills and abilities
f. Child characteristics that contribute to or
inhibit gains in children’s literacy skills and
abilities
g. Teacher and home practices that help
children make sense of print
h. The importance of reading to and sharing
books with young children
i. The role of parents and home-based
programs for improving literacy
j.

Concepts of print

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n. Phonological awareness

o. Decoding words

p. Decoding non-words

q. Writing/name writing

r. Visual perception

s. Spelling

t. Invented spelling

u. Oral language

v. Child literacy assessment

w. Classroom literacy assessment

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

11. Other comments

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