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Third National Even Start Evaluation: Follow-Up Findings From the Experimental Design Study
NCEE 2005-3002
December 2004

Appendix B: Graphical Displays of Pretest, Posttest, and Follow-up Data


Figure 1 Child PPVT
Figure 2 Child WJ-R: Letter-Word Identification
Figure 3 Child WJ-R: Dictation
Figure 4 Child WJ-R: Applied Problems
Figure 5 Child WJ-R: Incomplete Words
Figure 6 Child WJ-R: Sound Blending
Figure 7 Child WJ-R: Early Development Skills Cluster
Figure 8 Story & Print Concepts
Figure 9 Social Skills Rating System Follow-up Data Standard Scores (Teacher Report)
Figure 10 Vineland Communication Domain Follow-up Data Standard Score (Teacher Rating)
Figure 11 School Record Abstraction Follow-up Data (Preschool Level)
Figure 12 School Record Abstraction Follow-up Data (Elementary Level)
Figure 13 Percent of Children Who Know the Alphabet (Parent Report)
Figure 14 Percent of Children Who Can Count to 100 (Parent Report)
Figure 15 Extent to Which Child < 2yrs, 6 mos Reads (Parent Report, range of 0-4)
Figure 16 Extent to Which Child < 2yrs, 6 mos Reads (Parent Report, range of 0-4)
Figure 17 Extent to Which Child > 2yrs, 6 mos Reads (Parent Report, range of 0-9)
Figure 18 Age Appropriate Writing Skills (Parent Report, range of 0-2)
Figure 19 Child Knowledge of Print Concepts (Parent Report, range of 0-9)
Figure 20 Adult WJ-R: Letter-Word Identification
Figure 21 Adult WJ-R: Passage Comprehension
Figure 22 Adult WJ-R: Word Attack
Figure 23 Adult WJ-R: Reading Vocabulary
Figure 24 Adult WJ-R: Reading Comprehension Cluster
Figure 25 Adult WJ-R: Basic Reading Skills Cluster
Figure 26 Parent GED Attainment
Figure 27 Parent Employment
Figure 28 Annual Household Income
Figure 29 Variety of Parent Reading at Home (Parent Report, range of 0-12)
Figure 30 Variety of Parent Writing at Home (Parent Report, range of 0-11)
Figure 31 Amount of Reading to/with Child (Parent Report, range of 0-3)
Figure 32 Amount of Reading to/with Child (Parent Report, range of 0-3)
Figure 33 Variety of Reading to/with Child (Parent Report, range of 0-5)
Figure 34 Number of Books Child Has (Categorized) (Parent Report, range of 0-5)
Figure 35 Number of Books Child Has (Categorized) (Parent Report, range of 0-5)
Figure 36 Variety of Non-Print Resources in the Home (Parent Report, range of 0-6)
Figure 37 Variety of Print Resources at Home (Parent Report, range of 0-5)
Figure 38 Parent Participation in School Activities (Parent Report, range of 0-12)
Figure 39 Parent Opinion About Child's School (Parent Report, range of 0-14)

Figure 1: Child PPVT

PPVT Standard Score for Even Start: Pretest = 72.9, Posstest = 77.2, Follow-up = 80.7. PPVT Standard Score for Control: Pretest = 74.5, Posttest = 76.8, Follow-up = 82.2.

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Figure 2: Child WJ-R: Letter-Word Identification

Letter-Word ID W-Score for Even Start: Pretest = 359.1, Posstest = 368.0, Follow-up = 392.7. Letter-Word ID W-Score for Control: Pretest = 359.6, Posttest = 369.4, Follow-up = 397.5.

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Figure 3: Child WJ-R: Dictation

Dictation W-Score for Even Start: Pretest = 327.7, Posstest = 352.1, Follow-up = 391.4. Dictation W-Score for Control: Pretest = 342.4, Posttest = 363.6, Follow-up = 403.5.

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Figure 4: Child WJ-R: Applied Problems

Applied Problems W-Score for Even Start: Pretest = 389.8, Posstest = 407.6, Follow-up = 430.4. Applied Problems W-Score for Control: Pretest = 391.1, Posttest = 417.3, Follow-up = 436.5.

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Figure 5: Child WJ-R: Incomplete Words

Incomplete Words W-Score for Even Start: Pretest = 439.7, Posstest = 450.2, Follow-up = 458.8. Incomplete Words W-Score for Control: Pretest = 444.6, Posttest = 461.1, Follow-up = 459.3.

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Figure 6: Child WJ-R: Sound Blending

Sound Blending W-Score for Even Start: Pretest = 443.8, Posstest = 456.6, Follow-up = 456.9. Sound Blending W-Score for Control: Pretest = 450.9, Posttest 461.8, Follow-up = 458.2.

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Figure 7: Child WJ-R: Early Development Skills Cluster

Early Development Skills W-Score for Even Start: Pretest = 357.7, Posstest = 374.9, Follow-up = 402.2. Early Development Skills W- for Control: Pretest = 362.8, Posttest = 382.2, Follow-up = 412.5.

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Figure 8: Story & Print Concepts

S&PC Total Score for Even Start: Pretest = 4.6, Posstest = 5.3, Follow-up = 7.5. S&PC Total Score for Control: Pretest = 4.7, Posttest = 5.7, Follow-up = 8.0.

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Figure 9: Social Skills Rating System Follow-up Data Standard Scores (Teacher Report)

SSRS Standard Score: Even Start Social Skills - Preschool = 101.1, for Control Social Skills - Preschool = 98.0. Even Start Social Skills - Elementary = 102.7, Control Social Skills - Elementary = 103.4. Even Start Prob behav - Preschool = 100.8, Control Prob behav - Preschool = 97.4.  Even Start Prob behav - Elementary = 98.8, Control Prob behav - Elementary = 97.9.

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Figure 10: Vineland Communication Domain Follow-up Data Standard Score (Teacher Rating)

Vineland Standard Score: Even Start Follow-up = 91.2, Control Follow-up = 94.5

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Figure 11: School Record Abstraction Follow-up Data (Preschool Level)

% Days Attended: Even Start = 75.8, Control = 79.8. % Days Absent: Even Start = 10.8, Control = 8.7.  % Ever Tardy: Even Start = 10.0, Control = 7.1. % in Special Education: Even Start = 17.4, Control = 14.8.

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Figure 12: School Record Abstraction Follow-up Data (Elementary Level)

% Days Attended: Even Start = 92.6, Control = 94.3. % Days Absent: Even Start = 4.8, Control = 4.5.  % Ever Tardy: Even Start = 27.8, Control = 33.3. % in Special Education: Even Start = 9.8, Control = 14.7.

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Figure 13: Percent of Children Who Know the Alphabet (Parent Report)

Percent of Children for Even Start: Pretest = 8.2, Posstest = 13.0, Follow-up = 27.5. Percent of Children for Control: Pretest = 6.6, Posttest = 17.6, Follow-up = 30.8.

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Figure 14: Percent of Children Who Can Count to 100 (Parent Report)

Percent of Children for Even Start: Pretest = 4.9, Posstest = 11.2, Follow-up = 30.8. Percent of Children for Control: Pretest = 8.1, Posttest = 21.0, Follow-up = 46.8.

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Figure 15: Percent of Children Who Know Colors Red, Yellow, Blue, Green (Parent Report)

Percent of Children for Even Start: Pretest = 42.6, Posstest = 61.0, Follow-up = 81.6. Percent of Children for Control: Pretest = 51.6, Posttest = 64.5, Follow-up = 83.9.

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Figure 16: Extent to Which Child < 2yrs, 6 mos Reads (Parent Report, range of 0-4)

Extent to Which Child Reads for Even Start: Pretest = 0.2, Posstest = 1.5, Follow-up = 2.1. Extent to Which Child Reads for Control: Pretest = 0.9, Posttest = 1.7, Follow-up = 2.2.

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Figure 17: Extent to Which Child > 2yrs, 6 mos Reads (Parent Report, range of 0-9)

Extent to Which Child Reads for Even Start: Pretest = 4.8, Posstest = 5.3, Follow-up = 6.1. Extent to Which Child Reads for Control: Pretest = 5.3, Posttest = 5.6, Follow-up = 6.1.

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Figure 18: Age Appropriate Writing Skills (Parent Report, range of 0-2)

Age-Appropriate Writing Skills for Even Start: Pretest = 1.1, Posstest = 1.3, Follow-up = 1.5. Age-Appropriate Writing Skills for Control: Pretest = 1.6, Posttest = 1.4, Follow-up = 1.5.

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Figure 19: Child Knowledge of Print Concepts (Parent Report, range of 0-9)

Knowledge of Print Concepts for Even Start: Pretest = 3.1, Posstest = 3.7, Follow-up = 4.4. Knowledge of Print Concepts for Control: Pretest = 3.2, Posttest = 3.2, Follow-up = 4.9.

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Figure 20: Adult WJ-R: Letter-Word Identification

Letter-Word ID W-Score for Even Start: Pretest = 496.4, Posstest = 501.1, Follow-up = 503.9. Letter-Word ID W-Score for Control: Pretest = 498.7, Posttest = 503.7, Follow-up = 503.5.

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Figure 21: Adult WJ-R: Passage Comprehension

Passage Comprehension W-Score for Even Start: Pretest = 475.7, Posstest = 479.3, Follow-up = 481.6. Passage Comprehension W-Score for Control: Pretest = 481.7, Posttest = 485.5, Follow-up = 488.2.

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Figure 22: Adult WJ-R: Word Attack

Word Attack W-Score for Even Start: Pretest = 488.5, Posstest = 493.1, Follow-up = 494.9. Word Attack W-Score for Control: Pretest = 491.2, Posttest = 494.4, Follow-up = 493.7.

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Figure 23: Adult WJ-R: Reading Vocabulary

Reading Vocabulary W-Score for Even Start: Pretest = 482.3, Posstest = 485.5, Follow-up = 489.0. Reading Vocabulary W-Score for Control: Pretest = 488.8, Posttest = 491.9, Follow-up = 496.3.

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Figure 24: Adult WJ-R: Reading Comprehension Cluster

Reading Comprehension W-Score for Even Start: Pretest = 478.9, Posstest = 482.3, Follow-up = 485.2. Reading Vocabulary W-Score for Control: Pretest = 485.7, Posttest = 489.3, Follow-up = 492.6.

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Figure 25: Adult WJ-R: Basic Reading Skills Cluster

Basic Reading Skills W-Score for Even Start: Pretest = 492.5, Posstest = 497.1, Follow-up = 499.4. Basic Reading Skills W-Score for Control: Pretest = 496.4, Posttest = 500.7, Follow-up = 500.2.

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Figure 26: Parent GED Attainment

Percent with GED for Even Start: Pretest = 8.5, Posstest = 12.2, Follow-up = 17.6. Percent with GED for Control: Pretest = 9.1, Posttest = 9.1, Follow-up = 11.4.

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Figure 27: Parent Employment

Percent Employed for Even Start: Pretest = 26.1, Posstest = 32.6, Follow-up = 30.2. Percent Employed for Control: Pretest = 21.8, Posttest = 33.7, Follow-up = 30.7.

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Figure 28: Annual Household Income

Income Category for Even Start: Pretest = 5.0, Posstest = 5.1, Follow-up = 5.4. Income Category for Control: Pretest = 4.9, Posttest = 5.0, Follow-up = 5.2.

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Figure 29: Variety of Parent Reading at Home (Parent Report, range of 0-12)

Percent Reading at Home for Even Start: Pretest = 7.2, Posstest = 7.3, Follow-up = 7.6. Percent Reading at Home for Control: Pretest = 6.9, Posttest = 7.5, Follow-up = 7.7.

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Figure 30: Variety of Parent Writing at Home
(Parent Report, range of 0-11)

Percent Writing at Home for Even Start: Pretest = 3.3, Posstest = 4.1, Follow-up = 4.6. Percent Writing at Home for Control: Pretest = 3.1, Posttest = 3.6, Follow-up = 4.1.

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Figure 31: Percent of Families That Read to Child Daily
(Parent Report)

Percent of Families for Even Start: Pretest = 29.4, Posstest = 26.6, Follow-up = 27.6. Percent of Families for Control: Pretest = 28.7, Posttest = 20.8, Follow-up = 23.8.

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Figure 32: Amount of Reading to/with Child
(Parent Report, range of 0-3)

Amount of Reading to Child for Even Start: Pretest = 0.6, Posstest = 0.6, Follow-up = 0.6. Amount of Reading to Child for Control: Pretest = 0.5, Posttest = 0.4, Follow-up = 0.5.

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Figure 33: Variety of Reading to/with Child
(Parent Report, range of 0-5)

Variety of Reading to Child for Even Start: Pretest = 1.7, Posstest = 1.8, Follow-up = 1.8. Variety of Reading to Child for Control: Pretest = 1.8, Posttest = 2.0, Follow-up = 1.9.

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Figure 34: Quality of Reading to/with Child
(Parent Report, range of 0-5)

Quality of Reading to Child for Even Start: Pretest = 2.8, Posstest = 3.3, Follow-up = 3.7. Quality of Reading to Child for Control: Pretest = 2.8, Posttest = 3.4, Follow-up = 3.5.

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Figure 35: Number of Books Child Has (Categorized)
(Parent Report, range of 0-5)

Categorized N of Books for Even Start: Pretest = 2.1, Posstest = 2.4, Follow-up = 2.7. Categorized N of Books for Control: Pretest = 2.2, Posttest = 2.5, Follow-up = 2.7.

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Figure 36: Variety of Non-Print Resources in the Home
(Parent Report, range of 0-6)

Variety of Non-Print Resources for Even Start: Pretest = 9.1, Posstest = 10.1, Follow-up = 10.3. Variety of Non-Print Resources for Control: Pretest = 9.2, Posttest = 10.0, Follow-up = 10.3.

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Figure 37: Variety of Print Resources at Home
(Parent Report, range of 0-5)

Variety of Print Resources for Even Start: Pretest = 2.7, Posstest = 3.0, Follow-up = 3.0. Variety of Print Resources for Control: Pretest = 3.0, Posttest = 3.0, Follow-up = 3.2.

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Figure 38: Parent Participation in School Activities
(Parent Report, range of 0-12)

Parent Participation in School Activities for Even Start: Pretest = 2.8, Posstest = 4.6, Follow-up = 4.5. Parent Participation in School Activities for Control: Pretest = 3.0, Posttest = 4.4, Follow-up = 4.2.

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Figure 39: Parent Opinion About Child's School
(Parent Report, range of 0-14)

Parent Opinion About Child's School for Even Start: Pretest = 12.5, Posstest = 12.6, Follow-up = 13.1. Parent Opinion About Child's School for Control: Pretest = 12.5, Posttest = 12.4, Follow-up = 12.2.

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