evaluation focus
Shared Reading Qualityapplicable ages
36 to 60 months (3 to 5 years)available language(s)
Englishavailability
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DialogPR is an 8-item instrument that measures shared reading quality via caregiver report. The instrument is based on the conceptual model PEER/CROWD dialogic reading developed by Whitehurst, et al. (1988). The acronym PEER is used to reflect the dialogic process, while the acronym CROWD is used to reflect evocative caregiver prompts.
The DialogPR tool includes a scripted introduction: “When deciding your answer, try to think about how you and [CHILD’S FIRST NAME] have read children’s books together over the past month.” The 8 items assess: 1) frequency of discussing what the book might be about before reading, 2) frequency of discussion during story sharing, 3) five questions referencing frequency of respective CROWD prompts during story sharing, and 4) frequency of discussion of what the book was about after reading. Categorical responses for questions 1, 2, and 8 were: “always,” “usually,” “sometimes,” and “never.” Responses for CROWD questions 3 to 7 were anchored to a hypothetical book (“When you are reading a children’s book with [CHILD’S FIRST NAME], how often do you stop reading to do the following things?”): “on most pages,” “on around half of the pages,” “on a few pages,” or “never.” An ordinal scoring system was used for each question, with response options ranging from 0 to 3 points for each item, with higher scores reflecting greater frequency of dialogic behaviors. Administration time is around 5 minutes.
While further investigation is needed, preliminary evidence suggests that the DialogPR may be an efficient means to assess shared reading quality and dialogic reading via caregiver report for clinical and research purposes.
supporting literature
Hutton JS, Huang G, Phelan KJ, DeWitt T, Ittenbach RF. Shared reading quality assessment by parental report: preliminary validation of the DialogPR. BMC Pediatr. 2018 Oct 18;18(1):330. doi: 10.1186/s12887-018-1298-1. PMID: 30336785; PMCID: PMC6193299.PDF: Hutton 2018_Shared reading quality assessment by parental report preliminary validation of the DialogPR
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-018-1298-1