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The figures left and right show that 36-month-old children’s PPVT-III and Bayley MDI scores increased as home Literacy Environment Scores increased. A score of 100 is the national average for both measures.

PPVT-III AT 36 MONTHS
This bar graph demonstrates how at 36 months, Early Head Start children in homes with high Home Literacy Environment scores (total of 6 possible points), scored near the national norm on the PPVT-III. Specifically, PPVT-III scores increased as Home Literacy Environment scores increased. A score of 0 on the total literacy environment had an average PPVT score of 74.47; a score of 1 had an average PPVT score of 79.2; a score of 2 had an average PPVT score of 79.01; a score of 3 had an average PPVT score of 82.35; a score of 4 had an average PPVT score of 86.18; a score of 5 had an average PPVT score of 92.14; and a score of 6 had an average PPVT score of 93.83. The national average for the PPVT-III measure is a score of 100.

BAYLEY MDI AT 36 MONTHS
This bar graph demonstrates how at 36 months, Early Head Start children in homes with high Home Literacy Environment scores (total of 6 possible points), scored near or above the national norm on the Bayley MDI. Specifically, Bayley MDI scores increased as Home Literacy Environment scores increased. A score of 0 on the total literacy environment had an average Bayley score of 85.71; a score of 1 had an average Bayley MDI score of 84.07; a score of 2 had an average Bayley MDI score of 87.64; a score of 3 had an average Bayley MDI score of 90.24; a score of 4 had an average Bayley MDI score of 93.78; a score of 5 had an average Bayley MDI score of 96.38; and a score of 6 had an average Bayley MDI score of 100.15. The national average for the Bayley MDI measure is a score of 100.

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