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1999 National Even Start Association
Professional Development Academy Proceedings
PREVENTING READING DIFFICULTIES
INTEGRATING LOCAL AND NATIONAL EVALUATION DATA
Washington, D.C., May 21-22, 1999
San Antonio, TX, June 4-5, 1999
San Francisco, CA, June 15-16, 1999
Contents:
Conference Agenda Overview:
Introduction:
Day 1 General Session
Welcome: Mr. Scott Himelstein; Board Chairman;
National Even Start Association
Dr. Grover Whitehurst
"Preparing Children in Even Start to Learn to Read"
Emergent Literacy
Principles Dialogic Reading
Dr. Peg Griffin
"Limited English Proficient Children"
Recommendations from Preventing Reading Difficulties
Dr. Chris Lonigan
"Parent and Child Literacy Instruction in Even Start Programs"
Understanding the process important to reading
Reading Instruction for Adults
Integrating Adult and Child Literacy Intervention
Ms. Pat McKee - with Ms. Doris Sligh & Ms. Laura Chow
Question and Answer Session for Even Start Grantees
Day 2
Dr. Bob St. Pierre/Dr. Fumiyo Tao
"Linking & Integrating Local & National Evaluation Data"
Even Start National Evaluation Review
Evidence from Past Evaluations
Updates on Current National Evaluation
ESPIRS Revisions
The Experimental Design Study (EDS)
Dr. Eloise Appel
"Local Evaluations and How to Integrate the National
Requirements into What is Done Locally"
Local Evaluation Guide Questions
The Seven Umbrella Questions
Closing Remarks – Mr. Scott Himelstein
Appendix:
| A: |
Dr. Grover Whitehurst
Emergent Literacy
Emergent Literacy and Literacy
From Emergent Literacy to Literacy-Inside-Outside Skills |
| B: |
Dr. Peg Griffin
Recommendations from Preventing Reading Difficulties
Talking with Your Children excerpt |
| C: |
Dr. Chris Lonigan
14 Principles for Effective Literacy Instruction for Adults with
Learning Disabilities
Strategies for Decoding
Strategies for Comprehension
Integrating Adult and Child Literacy Intervention
Simple Phonological Awareness Exercises
Modified Reading Recovery
Resource Bibliography |
| D: |
Pat McKee
What's New - Title I, Part B—Even Start Family Literacy
What We've Learned
Excerpt from U.S. Dept of Education Performance Plan: Vol.2, Section 2
Quick Referral Guide to Services -- U.S. Dept. of Education |
| E: |
Dr.Robert St. Pierre / Dr. Fumiyo Tao
Evidence From the Past Evaluations
Updates on Current National Evaluation
ESPIRS Revision
Experimental Design Study (EDS)
How to Obtain Summaries of ESPIRS Data – ESPIRS Data Summary Module
Table 1: Report Capabilities of the ESPIRS Data Summary Module |
| F: |
Dr. Eloise Appel
ESPIRS and the Local Evaluation Study
Evaluation Questions Answered by ESPIRS Form E.Items
Evaluation Information: Participants Characteristics |
| G: |
Even Start Academy Evaluation Form |
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