Table 5 Item Level Content Validity Index (ICVI) for the dimension “Parental beliefs” (PB)
From: Development of a home literacy environment questionnaire for Tamil-speaking kindergarten children
Item | Mean | ICVI | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|---|
My child enjoys it when I teach him/her to read/write letters | 2.18 | 0.59 | Eliminated |
Parents can teach alphabets to their child in addition to what is taught in school | 3.71 | 0.94 | Appropriate |
Parents can help their child to read and write words in addition to what is taught in school | 3.59 | 0.94 | Appropriate |
Most children do well at reading words in school because their parent teaches them to read words at home | 3.65 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
Parents have the responsibility to teach reading and writing skills to their child | 3.94 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
Most parents should supplement the literacy skills their child learns at school by teaching their child literacy skills at home | 3.88 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
Parents should select books based on their colorful illustrations high-interest content and natural language | 3.41 | 0.82 | Appropriate |
Parents should develop the child’s confidence and interest in putting ideas on paper in whatever form they can (drawing writing etc.) | 3.76 | 0.94 | Appropriate |
Parents should help in developing child’s ability to divide a word into parts or syllables to read new words | 3.65 | 0.94 | Appropriate |
When we read, I want my child to ask questions about the book | 2.47 | 0.53 | Eliminated |
I think that it is important to develop a broad interest in reading in my child | 4.00 | 1.00 | Appropriate |
I think that it is important to develop my child’s ability to hear the separate sounds in spoken words such as “f” in “fish” or [p] in [padagu] in Tamil. | 3.65 | 0.94 | Appropriate |