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Location:
Minnesota
Date of Service:
1999
- present
Description:
Words Work! is an
early literacy program, developed by The Saint Paul Foundation, to
increase children's literacy skills and improve family involvement.
Program funders contributed over $3.3 million dollars to this
program, to include funds from
The Saint Paul
Foundation, F.R. Bigelow Foundation, Mardag Foundation, Katherine B.
Andersen Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation, and individual donors.
In 2008, the State of Minnesota dedicated $1 million dollars over a
two year period to incorporate Words Work elements of success into
Head Start programs.
ACET services:
ACET has provided evaluation services to Words Work! since 1999. The
evaluation included
staff training and
multi-site analyses that were integrated into program operations.
ACET created a data analysis and reporting templates for each
Words Work! center that incorporated student demographic data,
assessment results, and family inventories. In
addition,
ACET built various check points for quality control to ensure that
student assessment data were entered, analyzed, and reported
accurately. As part of the longitudinal evaluation of student
progress,
ACET analyzed academic test scores using General and
Hierarchical Linear Modeling techniques.
The longitudinal team has followed Words Work! and comparison group
children since 1999 when these children were approximately 4 years
of age. Children from the study are now approximately 13 years of
age.
ACET contributions are highlighted
on the following websites:
Words Work! Brochure (The Saint Paul
Foundation)
Preschool Literacy Program Shows Long-Term
Results (Minnesota Public
Radio)
Please visit
The Saint Paul Foundation's website
for more information about Words Work!
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