- Follow-Up Findings
- Structured Abstract
- Introductory Material
- Background and Summary Of Findings
- The Even Start Family Literacy Program
- Description of the Evaluation
- Measures Used in the EDS
- Instruction Received by Even Start and Control Families
- Evaluation Findings
- Tables and Figures
- References
- Appendix A: Description of Outcome Measures
- Appendix B: Graphical Displays of Pretest, Posttest, and Follow-up Data
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Measures Used in the EDS
Tables 3.6 and 3.7 list the outcome measures administered to children and parents, and Appendix A provides additional detail on each measure. Child outcomes were measured by direct assessment of the child, parent report on the child's skills, teacher report on the child's behaviors in school, and a review of school records. The child measurement battery partially overlaps both with the ESPIRS that was administered to all Even Start families, and with measures for the Head Start FACES study. Parent outcomes were measured through direct assessment of literacy skills and parent self-report. Measurement of parent outcomes focused on language skills as opposed to the functional literacy or general skills that were measured in previous studies. Thus, the measurement battery is aligned with Even Start's objectives.