RQ1: Questions that probed how parents perceived and applied teachers’ suggestions for supporting their children’s learning:
1. Has your child’s teacher been in contact with you?
a. Could you describe these interactions with the teacher?
2. Before the pandemic, did your child’s teacher send you information about activities to do at home with your child? (e.g., newsletter, flyer)
a. What do you think about those activities?
3. Since the start of the pandemic, has your child’s teacher suggested certain activities to do at home with your children?
a. What do you think about these activities?
b. Have you been able to implement them?
c. Which of those activities you have found most beneficial for your child during the pandemic?
d. In which language have you implemented these activities?
RQ2: Questions to examine parent- and child-initiated learning opportunities:
4. What kind of activities have you done, in addition to those suggested by the teacher, to keep your child entertained and learning since the school closure?
5. Have you done activities that you were not doing before the pandemic?
6. In which language have you implemented these activities?
RQ3: Questions that probed challenges encountered by parents during the pandemic:
7. What challenges have you encountered to implement the activities recommended by your child’s teacher?
Fig. 1 Key Questions from Semi-Structured Interview Regarding Parent Perceptions of and Engagement in their Child’s Early Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
