Detective Reader

Dear Detective Reader tester,

Once you feel you have spent enough time playing and familiarizing yourself with our game you can complete this survey. Please make sure that you have taken your time with the game before doing so.

Once completing the survey we will email you so that you can make your selection of a free ThinkFun game. Thank you for your help!

General Questions
What is the age of your tester?
3 4 5 6 7+
Enter the birthdate of your tester:
What school year is your tester entering?
- Preschool
- Pre-K
- Kindergarten
- 1st Grade
- Other, comments below
Please enter what school year your tester is entering here:
What is the gender of your tester?
Male Female
Does your child know his/her letter sounds?
All of them Most of them A few of them None of them
Has your child started reading Level 1 or Step 1 books?
Yes No
Does your child know any sight words?
Yes No
Are you interested in products that can help your child learn to read?
Yes No
Have you had any difficulty finding products to help your child with reading?
Yes No I haven't really looked
Please list any favorite reading tools, games, or early reader books that you currently use:
What do you find challenging about helping your child learn to read?
How often do you read to your child?
Every day About 5 days a week 3 days a week or less We rarely read
How often does your child practice reading with you (via books, games, puzzles, etc)?
- Every day
- About 5 days a week
- 3 days or less a week
- My child hasn’t started reading yet
- My child has started reading at school, but we don’t practice together
Game Specific Questions
On a scale of 1-5 did you find this game to be a useful reading tool to use with your child?
1 (Not useful) 2 3 4 5 (Very useful)
On a scale of 1-5 did your child have fun playing this game?
1 (Not fun) 2 3 4 5 (Lots of fun)
Did the game work for your child’s reading level?
- The game worked well with my child’s reading level
- The game was too advanced for my child and I’m not sure if I would ever use it
- The game was too advanced for my child but I would purchase it to use in the future
- My child is reading beyond the game
- Other, comments below
Please let us know how the game worked for your child's reading level:
If the game was too advanced for your child, did you find that you could use it at all to begin to help them with reading?
- Yes
- No
Comments:
If your child is too advanced for the game please let us know if it is something you would have used to help them learn to read and when you would have used it.
How does this game compare to the BOB books?
- I'm not sure, I haven't used the BOB books
- I like the BOB books more
- I liked this game more
- The two are different, I would use both
What levels did you play? (check all that apply)
- Level 1
- Level 2
- Level 3
Do you imagine that you would eventually use all of the levels with your child or only some of them?
- Only Level 1
- Only Level 2
- Only Level 3
- All of the levels, I like that it ages up!
- Other, comments below
What levels do you imagine you would use with your child?
Approximately how many rounds did you play with your child?
- Less than 3
- 3-5
- 6-10
- 10+
Did you prefer using the Starter Lists or making up your own lists?
- Starter Challenges
- My Own Lists
- No preferece
Did you find it easy or hard to make up your own lists?
- Easy
- Hard
- Other, comments below
Comment on the difficulty level you found making your own lists:
Tell us about your experience making up your lists
Did you find our word chart helpful?
- Yes
- No
- I didn't use this chart
What was your child’s favorite part of the game?
- Reading and feeling successful
- Finding the missing word
- Getting a sticker reward
- Other, comment below
Please tell us what your child's favorite part of the game was:
Did your child easily understand the game concept?
Yes No
Were most of the images easy enough to understand and did you find that it was easy to come up with words?
Yes No
Please list any images that you did not like:
Please list any favorite images that your child had:
Would you prefer if this game came with a white erase board or a notepad to write your lists on?
- White erase board
- Notepad
- Don't have a preference
On a scale of 1-5 what did you think of the concept of the sticker card?
1 (Don't care for it) 2 3 4 5 (Love it!)
Which name do you like best for this game?
- Detective Reader
- Sound It Out
- My First Reading Game
- Roll & Read
Is this a game you would recommend to other parents?
Yes No
When and how would you use this game?
- In place of story time
- Along with story time
- As a 5-10 minute daily activity
- Whenever my child felt like playing
- Other, comments below
Please let us know when and how you would use this game:
Is there anything unclear about the instructions?
Is there anything you would like to see added to the instructions?
Please give us any additional feedback about your experience that you think might be helpful. If you are open to having us contact you so that we can pick your brain a little more you can leave your name here.
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General Questions

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