A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

National Evaluation of The Even Start Family Literacy Program: 1998

Appendix B: Additional Data Tables

Exhibit B.9: Instructional Services Offered in Three Core Components
(Average Across Reporting Project Sites, 1996-97)
(Referenced in Chapter 5)

Educational Area

Percent of Sites Reporting

Times Per Month

Hours per Month

Duration of Instruction in Months

Hours per Month of Home-Based Services

Hours per Year per Participant

Adult Basic Education (ABE)

Beginning ABE
(0-4)

79%

12
(2-30)

38
(1-131)

10
(1-12)

4.2
(1-80)

390
(1-1,440)

Intermediate ABE (5-8)

83%

12
(1-30)

40
(1-160)

10
(1-12)

4.0
(1-80)

412
(2-1,600)

ASE/GED Preparation (9-12)

 89%

13
(1-28)

42
(2-160)

10
(1-12)

4.5
(1-80)

430
(16-1,650)

ESL

60%

12
(1-28)

33
(2-160)

10
(1-12)

4.0
(1-37)

335
(4-1,600)

Parenting Education

Parent alone

94%

7
(1-25)

11
(1-80)

10
(1-12)

2.7
(1-27)

105
(1-800)

Parent and child together

94%

8
(1-28)

9
(1-78)

10
(1-12)

2.9
(1-27)

96
(1-858)

Early Childhood Education

Under age 3

84%

11
(1-30)

39
(1-160)

10
(1-12)

3.1
(1-44)

406
(2-1,920)

Ages 3 and 4

92%

14
(1-30)

54
(1-168)

10
(1-12)

2.9
(1-30)

554
(1-1,920)

Age 5

81%

14
(1-30)

55
(1-168)

10
(1-12)

2.8
(1-27)

553
(1-1,920)

Ages 6 and 7

67%

13
1-30)

61
(1-168)

10
(1-12)

2.8
(1-32)

588
(1-1,920)

Note: The percentages are based on the 655 project sites operated by the 605 projects included in evaluation analyses. The range of responses from all sites reporting is indicated in parentheses.

Exhibit reads: On average, beginning ABE sessions were offered 12 times per month, 38 hours per month, 10 months of the year, totaling 390 hours per year. On average, 4.2 hours per month of beginning ABE activities were conducted in participants? homes. Across 79 percent of the reporting sites, the hours offered annually for beginning ABE programs ranged from 1 to 1,440.

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