evaluation

resources for evaluating a literacy program

In order to ensure the success of any program, its strengths and weaknesses must be periodically evaluated. Having an evaluation procedure in place will help you determine what is working well, what isn't, what can be improved, and how.

When developing evaluation procedures, it will be up to you to determine who will oversee the evaluation, what criteria will be included, what measures will be used, and how frequently evaluations will be conducted. The following resources will provide some guidelines for designing and implementing evaluation.


American Evaluation Association
http://www.eval.org/

Assessment and Evaluation Strategies in Family Literacy Program Development
http://www.nald.ca/clr/aestrat/cover.htm

Colorado Department of Education - Program Evaluation
http://www.cde.state.co.us/litstandards/evaluation.htm

Free Management Library - Basic Guide to Program Evaluation
http://www.managementhelp.org/evaluatn/fnl_eval.htm

Indiana University - Center for Evaluation and Education Policy
http://ceep.indiana.edu/

Learning Point Associates - Literacy Program Evaluation Tool
http://learningpointassociates.org/page.php?pageID=229

New York State Teacher Center Evaluation and Strategy Committee - Program Evaluation
http://www.programevaluation.org/index.htm

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction - Technology Literacy Challenge Grant Program Project Evaluation
http://www.serve.org/seir-tec/publications/ncdpieval.html