Assessment Results for Spring 2008 Session
Letters, Sounds and Words Program

Note: The summary of the gains made by the children has 36 categories since children are grouped in 3 areas, with 2 levels of expectation of success and 6 areas of skills tested.

  • Overall 79% to 100% of the children (depending on the category) made significant, excellent or outstanding gains!
  • 990 children are represented in the data
  • 116 schools are included in this summary with an average of 9 children per school
  • Approximately 897 volunteers worked for 14,600. hours to implement this session.

Groups of children served this session

  • 67% of the children are thought to be the type of child who just needs extra attention for a short period of time.
  • 13% of the children are included in the “English as a second language factor” group
  • 21% of the children are those who professionals predict may need extra support from resources within the school for another year or two only.

Anecdotal Evidence

Many very positive outcomes occurred for children, families and the Volunteer Coaches involved in Strong Start®. These successes go beyond the statistics and are captured in the testimonials of personal experiences and observations. Visit the Going Beyond the Statistics to read a sampling of these wonderful stories.

Notes:

  • In the fall session the majority of children are in grade one. In the spring session the majority of children are in senior kindergarten.
  • For more details on the assessment data, see the charts the link below.

More Detail For more detail see Spring 2008 session charts

More Detail COMPLETE Assessment Results Spring 2008 Session (PDF, 56 kB, 5 pages

 

 More Detail We have many successes beyond these statistics. Have a look at our stories

 

 
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