Table 4 Item Level Content Validity Index (ICVI) for the dimension “Parent-child interaction for language and literacy activities” (PCI)
From: Development of a home literacy environment questionnaire for Tamil-speaking kindergarten children
Item | Mean | ICVI | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|
My child is encouraged to learn alphabets | 3.18 | 0.76 | Eliminated |
I teach simple verbal manners (please, sorry, thank you, etc. | 3.59 | 0.94 | Appropriate |
I encourage my child to talk and take time to listen | 3.35 | 0.82 | Appropriate |
I use big sentences and a variety of words to talk to my child | 3.24 | 0.76 | Eliminated |
I teach nursery rhymes and songs to my child | 3.94 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
I name pictures in books and talk about the pictures | 3.88 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
I read stories to my child | 3.82 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
I point out to words in magazines/newspapers | 3.88 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
I help my child solve jigsaw puzzles | 3.65 | 0.88 | Appropriate |
I encourage my child to draw pictures and copy and trace alphabets | 2.94 | 0.76 | Eliminated |
I give pencils/markers/crayons to my child to play with | 2.06 | 0.47 | Eliminated |
I encourage my child to act out a story | 3.12 | 0.82 | Appropriate |
I encourage my child to read product labels, street signs, and signboards | 3.53 | 0.94 | Appropriate |
When we read, I try to sound excited so my child stays interested | 3.88 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
I ask my child a lot of questions when we read | 3.82 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
I try to make the story more real to my child by relating the story to his/her life | 3.71 | 0.94 | Appropriate |
When we read, we talk about the pictures as much as we read the story | 3.94 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
When we read, I encourage my child to tell the story | 4.00 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
When we read, I ask my child to point out to different letters/numbers printed in the book | 3.82 | 0.94 | Appropriate |
I play reading-related games with my child | 3.76 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
I tell stories to my child | 3.94 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
I point my child’s finger to words when I read to him/her | 3.71 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
I expand and complete my child’s incomplete sentences when he/she speaks | 3.06 | 0.76 | Eliminated |
I ask for clarifications when I do not understand my child’s speech | 3.18 | 0.76 | Eliminated |
I speak to my child about what happened during the day | 3.53 | 0.94 | Appropriate |
My child and I make new rhymes by playing with words/sounds | 3.88 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
I change my voice to suit the characters when I read to my child | 3.88 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
I talk to my child about what he/she watches on TV | 3.59 | 0.94 | Appropriate |
I use English to communicate with my child | 2.53 | 0.59 | Eliminated |
I use our home language to speak to my child | 3.29 | 0.76 | Eliminated |
I translate the stories into our home language when my child does not understand English words | 3.76 | 0.94 | Appropriate |