The Effects of READY4K! on Parents’ Home Literacy Activities
| Model 1 | Model 2 | N | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panel A: Home Literacy Activity Composite Variable | |||
| Global home literacy composite variable, first year of experiment | 0.149 (0.111) | 0.269* (0.110) | 267 |
| Global home literacy composite variable, second year of experiment | 0.123 (0.176) | 0.114 (0.147) | 269 |
| Global home literacy composite variable, pooled sample | 0.136 (0.103) | 0.156+ (0.090) | 536 |
| Panel B: Specific Home Literacy Activities, Experiment Year 1 | |||
| Pointed out letters in the home environment | −0.091 (0.124) | −0.034 (0.115) | 285 |
| Pointed out two words that begin with the same sound to your child | 0.141 (0.129) | 0.186 (0.112) | 285 |
| Pointed out two words that rhyme to your child | 0.158 (0.119) | 0.183 (0.124) | 282 |
| Said and explained a new word to your child using household objects | 0.121 (0.106) | 0.138 (0.119) | 287 |
| Showed your child the different parts of a book (e.g., cover, title, author) | 0.165+ (0.082) | 0.228* (0.106) | 285 |
| Looked at pictures in a book with your child | 0.240* (0.115) | 0.298* (0.126) | 284 |
| Showed or helped your child write his/her name | −0.002 (0.117) | 0.071 (0.131) | 281 |
| Read to your child | −0.022 (0.115) | 0.081 (0.121) | 285 |
| Told your child a story | 0.100 (0.101) | 0.191+ (0.110) | 287 |
| Recited a nursery rhyme to your child | 0.174 (0.116) | 0.297* (0.117) | 285 |
| Panel C: Specific Home Literacy Activities, Experiment Year 2 | |||
| Pointed out letters to your child | 0.042 (0.144) | 0.049 (0.130) | 271 |
| Practiced word sounds with your child | 0.094 (0.190) | 0.077 (0.162) | 271 |
| Practiced rhyming with your child | 0.112 (0.158) | 0.126 (0.143) | 270 |
| Helped your child learn new words | −0.046 (0.178) | −0.057 (0.151) | 271 |
| Showed your child the different parts of a book (e.g., cover, title, author) | 0.054 (0.141) | 0.052 (0.131) | 270 |
| Showed your child we read from left to right | 0.165 (0.173) | 0.150 (0.147) | 270 |
| Worked on literacy skills during family activities (meals, kitchen, etc.) | 0.178 (0.126) | 0.169 (0.123) | 270 |
| Randomization site-by-year fixed effects | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Administrative and fall parent survey covariates | ✓ | ||
| Fall literacy assessment covariates | ✓ | ||