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Iowa Even Start Indicators of
Quality for Families The Iowa
Indicators of Quality were developed jointly by the Even Start Staff, the
State Coordinator and specialists in family literacy and program
administration.
Families will participate in interactive
activities that will strengthen literacy skills, will work toward
strengthening connections with other families, the school, and the community,
and will gain knowledge about family relationships including parenting
skills. |
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Objective I. Families
will engage in quality interactions. |
Indicator #1 Participation
in Even Start family activities. |
Measure Attendance
records sign-in sheets. |
Data
or Documentation
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Attendance
records kept on site · Family length in program |
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Indicator #2 Awareness of children’s developmental stage to plan age-appropriate activities for their children. |
Measure The
family will develop with the staff, a family log, reflection journal or
activity log that shows family development and appropriate choices things
such as: ·
Book
logs, fiction/nonfiction ·
Literacy
activities ·
Observation
of children’s literacy ·
Development
and joint activities. |
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Family logs kept by the
family or on site, available for review with family permission. ·
# of hours of parenting education offered. ·
# of hours of average attendance for October and
April. |
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Indicator #3 Successful
transitions to school, Even Start, Head Start, or preschool. |
Measure Transition
plan for child and family. |
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Transition plan as a part
of the family log or ·
Transition plan on file at
the site |
Objective II Families
will engage in family literacy activities to strengthen literacy skills. |
Indicator #1 Joint
Story Book Reading. |
Measure Parent/Child
Book logs; Family
literacy activities. |
Familia Inventory ·
Administered twice a year in the fall (
within 60 days), to individual families. ·
Program totals and program summary from
the Familia Inventory |
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Indicator #2 Activities in daily life that support literacy development. |
Measure List of participants who obtain library cards for themselves and their children. Family logs will record such things as: Library visits, photographs of families engaged in a variety of literacy activities, portfolio entries that give examples of games, toys, and cards prepared by family members, drawing and writing done by parent/guardian and child together. |
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Library use data from the Familia Inventory and library cards
obtained · Family logs kept individually · Individual family analysis of the family literacy style |
Revised 4-2-03