Teacher response surveys

Each teacher whose student families participated in our survey also received a survey to complete regarding each student. They were asked to list the developmental level, social skills level, and parental involvement level for each of their students. For the developmental and social skills the choices were "above age", "average" (at age level) and "below age". For parent involvement the choices were "good", "fair", and "poor". No names were used for the anonymity of the students. Five teachers participated, with a combined student number of 65.

Numerical data indicates total number of students within that category.

Items to note:

• Students with a "good" level of parental involvement tended to fare better in both the developmental and social areas, with no students receiving a "below age" rating.
• In contrast, students with a "poor" level of parental involvement tended to fare measureably worse in both areas, with no students receiving an "above age" rating.
• The majority of students had a "fair" level of parental involvement, and were average (or at age level) in both developmental range and social skills.
• Within "developmental range" with a "fair" level of parenting, those students who were not average were split somewhat evenly between "above age" and "below age". However, there appears to be a greater impact within "social skills", where those students with "fair" parental involvement who were not "average" were more likely to be "below age".

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Written by Jess Tryon