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T AK AKING L L ITER ACY E E FFO TS TO TO THE HE N N EX EXT L L EV EL : : ERAC FFORTS EVEL T HE HE L EC ECTIO A A PPROAC ACH FO FOR E E NHAN ED I I MPAC ACT HANCED Kelly Kulsrud, EdM Nonie K. Lesaux, PhD lectioapproach.com

Today’s Na%onal Context Increased Investments & Momentum Family Volunteer- Educa%on based Vision Workshops Screening Phonics Writer’s Services Literacy Instruction Workshop Book bags/book blocks distribu/on Guided Promo%ng Reading Literature Text Literacy for All Circles Messaging Campaigns Children A<er-School Home Tutoring Visiting Library Programming Public Awareness Events Summer Programs

Lec%o’s Work: Capitalizing on the Promise & Efforts Addressing Some Key Challenges and PiCalls Key PiHall #1 Disconnect Between What We’ve Invested in and What We Expect Changing Behaviors Raising Awareness Intensity -- Time, Money, Human Capital --

Key PiHall #2: Limited/unclear informaGon on impact Outputs Outcomes • Products of • Changes in program ac%vi%es par%cipants’ behaviors, knowledge, and (# of books distributed, skills # of tutoring hours, a4endance rates) Using outputs as indicators of effec%veness rather than outcomes • No clear informa%on about whether the program or support is • having the intended effect Intended Results Kellogg Founda/on, 2004

Key PiHall #3: Need for more strategic coordinaGon Family Volunteer- Educa%on based Vision Literacy Workshops Screening Some%mes inefficient • blocks Services redundancies Book bags/ book Confusion among • Writer’s distribu/on stakeholders and providers Workshop Promo%ng Ini%a%ve fa%gue • Literacy for All Text o Reading, health, Messaging cradle to career, etc. Campaigns Children A<er-School Home Visi%ng Tutoring Library Programming Public Awareness Summer Events Programs

Our Response: What does the next stage of work look like for communi/es, school districts, states, and funders?

The Lec%o Approach ShiIing to a More Coordinated, High-Impact Approach Impact Analysis at Two Levels: Individual (Program, Support) • Gaining a clearer understanding about how and why a program leads (or does not lead) to the intended outcome Collec%ve (Community, District, etc.) • Iden/fying gaps in programming and/or a lack of strategic coordina/on

Case Example: Priori%za%on and Strategic Planning LecGo Approach in AcGon Population Profile Ÿ Delivery Mechanism Ÿ Dosage Ÿ Staff Changing Behaviors Raising Awareness Development Ÿ Evaluation c e e r v i g e S C o l l e i t y m u n o m C g r n i n L e a h M a t g & a d i n R e m e r S u m t r y E L L e g i s h R e a l t a l H O r Volunteer- a m r o g r P Family based Vision RESULTING DECISIONS e n t P a r d a y s : g a n r s d a d i n T h u r R e r d m e T h i S u m e 1 Educa%on T i t l Screening Literacy s h o p a m r k s o g r W o h P r M a t Workshops Writer’s Services a l k W g s t o r y n i n S c r e e Further investments in u b s • s C l i o n ’ L Workshop p t D e blocks / o n r e a R e c s & a r k P those programs o n b u / i s t r i o k D B o h o w W I C y S demonstra/ng e r a c L i t Book bags/ a r l y V E P C T book measurable impact Guided Text d Promo%ng a n C a r d r y distribu/on b r a N L i a f e s - G Y n t C O B a r e P Messaging n Reading u / o r i b D i s t o k B o - 1 Campaigns k o c k , Streamline awareness- y B l • Literacy for r a c L i t e e p s t t h k s h o h t a Literature W o r N i g i l d a c y / C h i t e r r e n t L : P a C R R E k s raising efforts to only B l o c u m o n u s e n / M r v e Circles n t e I 4 s 3 - a d e All Children g r those gaining trac/on r s f a i n e s e a d i o o l r P e r S c h s l e N e w r l y r t e p Q u a s h o o r k s W t e r ’ W r i c y t e r a e s l i a m i l i n g f u r s i a y R N A<er- n g d E C R r n i l e a m e r u m t ’ l s N a s Home visi/ng for FCC h o p o r k s w School i r f a d l y e e a r p f o r Tutoring s h o w o r k Literacy Block, 4 th grade c y t e r a L i r m e Library u m c t S i l e i s t r i M o b e r s o l D o k v i d c h o B o p r o S n i t y m u o m C Public m p c a Programming p s a t Interven/on Blocks, k-1 r o u u s G P K - K F o c L C w e r P P o Awareness r e n t P a a r n d L e a n a r y n c h L i b r r l u h e m e t t u m Summer m e n S l o p e v e n g d o u s i Events H Home u p s g r o p l a y Programs a d R e a n d O u t c h R e a Visiting

Lec%o / Read On Partnership Taking the Work to the Next Level • Crea/ng a strategic map within all communi/es and state-level ini/a/ves • Ensuring coordina/on and cohesion across B-8 health and literacy ini/a/ves • Building the capacity of Read On partners to: • effecGvely analyze their programs, services, and ini/a/ves to ensure they are aligned with the goals and outcomes; • bePer idenGfy effec/ve programs and services • aggregate data at the programma/c level and understand its influence on the collec/ve landscape

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