A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

National Evaluation of The Even Start Family Literacy Program: 1998

Appendix D: Additional Information About the Sample Study

Exhibit D.3: HOME Screening Questionnaire (HSQ) Pretest Scores for Parents of Children Less than 3 Years of Age (Raw Scores from the Sample Study, 1994-95 and 1995-96)

Group

n

Mean

S.D.

Highest grade at intake

Grade 0-4

11

24.5

8.1

Grade 5-8

55

27.5

5.0

Grade 9-12

169

29.0

6.0

HS Diploma or GED

23

33.8

6.2

Primary language is English

Yes

181

30.0

6.9

No

73

27.7

6.2

Parent gender

Male

23

30.3

5.7

Female

240

27.1

6.8

Parent race/ethnicity

African American

90

28.1

5.9

Asian

19

27.7

7.7

Hispanic

89

27.0

5.9

American Indian

2

31.5

2.1

Caucasian

70

31.8

5.9

Total

322

30.1

7.2

Exhibit reads: HSQs were completed on 322 families with children less than 3 years of age at pretest. The average pretest score in 1994-95 or 1995-96 was 30.1 with a standard deviation of 7.2.

 

Exhibit D.4: HOME Screening Questionnaire Pretest Scores for Parents of Children 3- to 6-Years-Old (Raw Scores from the Sample Study, 1994-95 and 1995-96)

Group

n

Mean

S.D.

Highest grade at intake

Grade 0-4

31

31.6

6.4

Grade 5-8

109

32.3

7.2

Grade 9-12

388

34.3

7.5

HS Diploma or GED

89

36.6

7.0

Primary language is English

Yes

413

34.6

7.5

No

167

35.5

7.7

Parent gender

Male

38

37.0

5.8

Female

556

34.7

7.6

Parent race/ethnicity

African American

188

33.2

7.9

Asian

65

36.8

6.2

Hispanic

229

32.4

6.6

American Indian

27

37.2

7.3

Caucasian

181

38.2

7.4

Total

764

35.1

7.6

Exhibit reads: HSQs were completed on 764 families with children between 3 and 6 years of age at pretest. The average pretest score was 35.1 with a standard deviation of 7.6.

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[ Exhibits D-2 and D-2a ]
[ Exhibits D-5 and D-6 ]