Note to Examiner: After you have identified a possible child to test, please read the following script to the parent:

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the Recruitment Script to keep with you.

Based on your child's sex and age, I would like to see if [insert child's name here] qualifies to participate in a research study. The purpose of the study is to have a broad group of U.S. children take a test called the Test of Everyday Attention. The test was originally developed in Australia and the purpose of this study is to determine if children in the U.S. perform similarly on the test.

If you would agree to have your child participate in this study, the Test of Everyday Attention would be individually administered to your child by me, a trained examiner. The test would take about 45 to 60 minutes to administer. After the test was scored, I would provide you with a summary sheet showing how your child scored on the test in several areas of attention. There would be no charge to you for having your child participate in this study.

In order to see if your child qualifies to participate in this study, I need to ask you a few questions to see if your child matches the characteristics of children the researchers are looking for to complete the U.S. sample. Your answers to these questions will be kept confidential and are used only to see if your child qualifies for the study.

Are you willing to answer a few questions to see if your child qualifies for the study?

If the parent says No.

That's fine. Thank you for talking to me today. If you have any questions about the study you can call the Principal Investigator, Dr. Dan Miller at 940-898-2251.

If the parent says Yes, go on..........

Thank you. Here are the questions to see if your child qualifies to participate in the study.

1. Has your child ever been evaluated for having special educational needs?

_____ If yes, stop questions and go to the non-qualified statement at the bottom.

_____ If no, continue with question #2

2. Has your child's teacher ever expressed any serious concerns to you about your child's ability to pay attention?

_____ If yes, stop questions and go to the non-qualified statement at the bottom.

_____ If no, continue with question #3

3. Has your child's teacher ever expressed any serious concerns to you about your child's ability to learn at school?

_____ If yes, stop questions and go to the non-qualified statement at the bottom.

_____ If no, continue with question #4

4. Has your child ever been diagnosed as being developmentally delayed or having a serious sensory (e.g., hearing or vision) loss?

_____ If yes, stop questions and go to the non-qualified statement at the bottom.

_____ If no, continue with question #5

5. Has your child ever had a serious head injury that resulted in a loss of consciousness or had any serious neurological illness such as epilepsy, meningitis, or cerebral palsy?

_____ If yes, stop questions and go to the non-qualified statement at the bottom.

_____ If no, continue with question #6

6. What is [insert child's name here]'s principle ethnicity?

_____ Caucasian

_____ Hispanic

_____ African American

_____ Other

Examiner: Does the child's ethnicity match a targeted child in the validation sample?

_____ If no, stop questions and go to the non-qualified statement at the bottom.

_____ If yes, continue to question #7

7. What is your relationship to the child?

_____ Mother

_____ Step-mother

_____ Father

_____ Step-father

_____ Other (specify: _________________________________)

8. What category would best describe the your highest educational training?

_____ did not complete High School

_____ Completed High School

_____ Completed 2 or more years of college or completed a trade school

_____ Completed 4 years of college

_____ Completed a graduate degree

Examiner: Does the parent/guardian's educational level match a targeted child in the validation sample?

_____ If no, stop questions and go to the non-qualified statement at the bottom.

_____ If yes, read the following statement:

Great, it looks like your child qualifies to participate in this study. What happens next is that I will need you to sign and permission slip to allow me to administer the Test of Everyday Attention to your child and to schedule a time for the testing. When the testing if completed and I have a chance to score the test, I will provide you a summary of the results. [Work out the logistics with the parent] I appreciate you talking to me today and if you have any questions about this study, you can call the principal investigator, Dr. Dan Miller at 940-898-2251.

Non-Qualified Statement:

Based on your answer(s), your child does not qualify to participate in this study. I appreciate you talking to me today and if you have any questions about this study, you can call the principal investigator, Dr. Dan Miller at 940-898-2251.