1. Researchers’ names: Doctoral Student Ruby Batz PI (srb@uoregon.edu); Faculty advisor Co-PI Lillian Duran (lduran@uoregon.edu)

2. Study Title:Home Literacy Environment of Urban and Rural Latin American Families: The Case of Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico

3. Phase of study: As of January 2016, UO’s IRB was approved; we are pending approval from Ohio State University’s IRB, and Universidad San Francisco de Quito’s IRB. We will initiate online / pen-paper data collection approximately in February.

4. Population or age group: We are working with parent/caregiver of a preschool aged child, ranging from 3 to 6 years of age, living in rural or urban areas in any of the participant countries: Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico. Each country will collect (n = 50/50 surveys from rural and urban locations).

5. Summary:In this study we hope to learn more about home literacy practices in the targeted countries. The study includes an online survey for participants living in urban settings, and a pen/paper survey for participants living in rural settings. Specifically we are interested in learning about 1) What are the characteristics of the home literacy practices of families of 3- to 6-year-old children in urban and rural Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico? 2) What factors explain the variability in home literacy practices in urban and rural Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico?

6. Opportunity for Participation: There will be an opportunity for entering data from pen/paper surveys collected. If you are bilingual (English/Spanish) or want to improve your Spanish, this may be a good opportunity to do so.

If you are interested please contact Ruby Batz (srb@uoregon.edu) for further information.