[PB] Picture Book Lab Visits
Instructions for how to run Picture Book lab visits!
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Instructions for how to run Picture Book lab visits!
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Please read this if you are not familiar with the Picture Book Study!
Timeline of the study:
Pick-up visit - Family receives the study materials and instructions on how to use them.
Reading period - Family reads the picture book to their child twice a day for two weeks. Every reading session is recorded using an audio recorder and noted in a reading log.
Main visit - Use eye-tracking to assess whether the child learned the novel words that are featured in the picture book.
The Picture Book packet should contain the following materials:
Instruction sheet (with the first day of reading filled in).
USB audio recorder and charger.
Picture Book.
Last pages should contain blank reading logs.
Back cover page should have 12 flashcards (4 cards for each of the three novel items).
Slide the power switch to ON. The light on the recorder will turn red.
Once the light turns blue, recording has started. If the light does not turn blue, the recorder needs to be charged.
To end the recording, slide the power switch to OFF.
To set-up, follow instructions on the laminated lab visit checklist for "PB Pick-Up."
If you've never handled the Picture Book materials before, FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE MATERIALS BEFOREHAND -- especially the USB audio recorder.
After the parent has signed the consent form, begin taking items out of the Picture Book packet one-by-one (there is no particular order). For each item, explain how the family will be using this item for the next two weeks.
Here are the key points to communicate about each item:
Instruction sheet.
Contains all instructions for the study and materials.
First day of reading is written on the sheet. Do not begin reading until then.
USB audio recorder.
Use this to record every reading session.
Do a mock demonstration while explaining how to use the recorder.
When you slide the power switch to ON, a light on the recorder will turn red.
Once the light turns blue, recording has started. If the light does not turn blue, the recorder needs to be charged.
To end the recording, slide the power switch to OFF.
Charger.
Use this to charge the audio recorder.
Do a mock demonstration on how to use it.
Picture Book.
Read to your child twice a day for two weeks: once in the morning and once in the evening.
The book introduces three new words to your child. We're interested in whether children can learn these new words.
After two weeks of reading, we will use eye-tracking to see how much your child has learned from the book.
Reading logs.
Located at the back of the book.
Log every reading session.
Log reading sessions that were skipped. Do your best to not miss reading sessions, but if you do, be sure to log them.
Flashcards.
Can be used to make reading more interactive and encourage learning.
You and your child can match the cards to the pictures in the book.
To set-up, follow instructions on the laminated lab visit checklist for "PB Main Visit." The flow of this visit should proceed just like any other eye-tracking lab visit.
Be sure to collect the Picture Book packet (with all materials inside) before the family leaves. See the instructions here for what to do with the Picture Book packet after the visit.
Research Assistants can help with eye-tracking by operating the controller.
In using the controller, the goal is to capture when the parent says the target word as accurately as possible!
Press the green button at the ONSET of the target word.
Example: parent says, "Where's the banana?" To capture the target word "banana," press the green button when you hear "the."
