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Indicator: Parent/Guardian Involvement in Child's Learning

Data and Data Discussion provided by Communities Count

Figure 1: Percent of Households with Children Age 2-5 Where Children Were Read or Told Stories Every Day By a Family Member King County, 1999, 2001 & 2004

Figure 2: Percent of Households Where Children Were Read or Told Stories, by King County Region

Figure 3: Percent of Household Where Children Were Read or Told Stories, by Education Level

Figure 4: Percentage of Households Where Children were Read or Told Stories, by Income Level

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Upstream Indicators
  •   High School Graduation Rate --- 91.7 percent of King County residents aged 25 and older had a high school education or greater, while the on-time graduation rate for high school students in King County in 2005 was 76.5%. No statistically significant trends were observed in the preceding 5 years.   (view data graph)
  •   Participation in Life-Enriching Activities --- In 2004, 85% of King County adults were "very active" or "somewhat active" in at least three different activities. The increases in this indicator between 1999 and 2001 and 2001 and 2004 are not statistically significant.   (view data graph)
  •   School Readiness --- School districts in King County are in the process of implementing the Early Development Instrument (EDI) survey in order to provide their communities with evidence of how ready for school their kindergarten-age children are. To date only 3 school districts have carried out the EDI survey, Bellevue and Shoreline School Districts in 2004 and Highline School District in 2005.   (view data graph)
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Sustainability Snapshot:

Reading to young children promotes language development and, later on, reading comprehension and overall success in school. Reading stories and/or telling stories in any language assists young children to be prepared for school. Washington State ranks 12th in the percentage of families reading to their young children daily according to a 2007 survey. (1) A significantly higher percentage of King County families (84%) read to their young children daily than is the case for Washington State families as a whole (54%).

Sustainability Trend:

There were no significant changes between 2001 and 2004 in the King County or regional percentages. Eighty-four percent (84%) of King County families with young children either read or told stories to their young children every day in 2004.

Data Discussion

The Indicator Defined

Percent of Households with Children Age 2-5 Where Children Were Read or Told Stories Every Day by a Family Member, King County

Data Interpretation/Evaluation

In a 2004 survey of King County households with children birth through age 5, 81% of respondents reported that family members read aloud to their child(ren) age 2 to 5 every day in the last week. (Figure 1)

Eighty-four percent (84%) of King County families with young children either read or told stories to their young children every day in 2004. (Figure 1)

There were no significant changes between 2001 and 2004 in the King County or regional percentages. Although the percentages in the East and South Regions appear to have changed, these changes are not statistically significant. (Figure 2)

In 2001, changes in the way these data were collected resulted in a more accurate measure. Therefore comparisons between 1999 and 2001 should be made with caution.

Children in households in which respondents have graduated from college were more likely to have been read to everyday than those in homes in which respondents have only a high school level of education. (Figure 3)

Children in households with incomes $50,000 or higher were more likely to be read or told stories everyday than children in households with incomes between $15,000 and $24,999, although the difference was not statistically significant. (Figure 4)

Data Source and Limitations

Local data were contributed by Communities Count (www.communitiescount.org) and are from the King County Community Health Survey, 1999, 2001 and 2004. In the 2001 and 2004 local surveys, a random sample of households with children age birth-5 was drawn. The respondent was the person who knew most about the child’s care. In 1999, a random sample of all households was drawn and there was random selection of the respondent from all adults living in the household.

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