Parent & Afterschool Resources in Spanish Survey

We invite your feedback on our current collection of Parent & Afterschool Resources available in Spanish.<http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/spanish> Your input will help guide future site development, as we consider including additional resources in Spanish.

Thanks in advance for your time and expertise.

1

How would you rate the topics of the current collection of resources for Spanish-speaking parents and families?

How would you rate the topics of the current collection of resources for Spanish-speaking parents and families? Very relevant/helpful

Somewhat relevant/helpful

Not relevant/helpful

2

How would you rate the information covered within the resources in relation to meeting the needs of Spanish-speaking parents and families? Is the information relevant in terms of helping children with reading and writing activities at home?

How would you rate the information covered within the resources in relation to meeting the needs of Spanish-speaking parents and families? Is the information relevant in terms of helping children with reading and writing activities at home? Very relevant/helpful

Somewhat relevant/helpful

Not relevant/helpful

3

How many parents/families do you know need or could benefit from literacy-related resources like this in Spanish?

How many parents/families do you know need or could benefit from literacy-related resources like this in Spanish? I know quite a few.

I know only a handful.

I don’t know any.

4

Is the presentation of the information in terms of design (i.e., look of the page) appealing to parents and families?

Is the presentation of the information in terms of design (i.e., look of the page) appealing to parents and families? The design is appealing.

The design could be improved.

5

Is the presentation of the information as a multipage printout acceptable? Or would an online presentation (e.g., a webpage) with more enhanced interactivity be preferred?

Is the presentation of the information as a multipage printout acceptable? Or would an online presentation (e.g., a webpage) with more enhanced interactivity be preferred? The printout is acceptable

An online presentation with more interactivity would be preferred.

6

Some of the links within the resources are available only in English. Is this acceptable so long as the English link is not critical to the overall piece, or might it be a turn-off for parents and family members who are not able to read English?

Some of the links within the resources are available only in English. Is this acceptable so long as the English link is not critical to the overall piece, or might it be a turn-off for parents and family members who are not able to read English? It’s fine so long as the main component is in Spanish.

It might be a turn-off for some parents.

7

What would be the best way to make sure parents and families are aware of these resources?

What would be the best way to make sure parents and families are aware of these resources? Through their child’s classroom teacher or school

Through parent-teacher associations or other community-based organizations

By e-mailing parents directly

By advertising on a parent website or through parent social networking sites

Other, please specify

8

Would you recommend that we develop more resources for Spanish-speaking parents and families to help their children with reading and writing skills?

Would you recommend that we develop more resources for Spanish-speaking parents and families to help their children with reading and writing skills? Yes, this collection is a good start but more of the same types of materials are needed.

Yes, but new resources should be very different from what you’ve currently developed.

No, this current collection is sufficient.

9

What additional literacy-related topics or types of resources would be helpful for Spanish-speaking parents and families and are not provided by another source?