CFDA Number: | 84.213 - Even Start State Educational Agencies |
Program Goal: To help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by improving the educational opportunities of the nation's low-income families through a unified family literacy program that integrates early childhood education, adult literacy and adult basic education, and parenting education. |
Objective 1 of 1: The literacy of participating families will improve. |
Indicator 1.1 of 4: Adult literacy and mathematics achievement and English language acquisition: Percentage of adults who achieve significant learning gains on measures of literacy and mathematics, and limited English proficient (LEP) adults who achieve significant learning gains on measures of English language acquisition. |
Source: Consolidated State Performance Report (CPR) Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: May 2006 Explanation: The CASAS = Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System; TABE = Tests of Adult Basic Education |
Indicator 1.2 of 4: Adult educational attainment: Percentage of Even Start school-age parents who earn a high school diploma and the percentage of non-school age parents who earn a high school diploma or a general equivalency diploma. |
Source: Consolidated State Performance Report. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: May 2006 Limitations: Definitions of high school diploma and GED may vary across programs. |
Indicator 1.3 of 4: Children's language development: Percentage of Even Start children who are entering kindergarten who demonstrate significant gains in the development of receptive language. |
Source: Consolidated State Performance Report. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: May 2006 Explanation: The FY 2003 target was to establish a baseline. However, no data were collected. Therefore, FY 2004 target was to set the baseline. |
Indicator 1.4 of 4: Alphabet Knowledge: The score Even Start children attain on the PALS Pre-K Uppercase Letter Naming Subtask. |
Source: Consolidated State Performance Report. Frequency: Annually. Next Data Available: May 2006 Data Validated By: On-Site Monitoring By ED. Improvements: Even Start programs are encouraged to use the PALS Pre-K Uppercase Letter Naming Subtask as the measure of alphabet knowledge. Explanation: The FY 2005 target is to establish a baseline. The target for 2006 is the baseline plus 1 letter. The PALS Pre-K Uppercase Letter Naming Subtask is a measure that has been validated using a statewide sample of typically developing children. |