Read On Avondale Evaluation Report

The objective of the present report was to explore Read On's impact in the Avondale Community. Read On Arizona is a statewide, public/private partnership of agencies, philanthropic organizations, and community stakeholders comitted to creating an effecive continuum of services to improve language and literacy outcomes for Arizona's children from birth through age eight.

Two aims motivated the present small, pilot evaluation. The first aim seeks to explore the theory Readiness for Acceleration by defining a holistic definition of readiness and examining if the culture of readiness in the Avondale community aligns with this foundational ideology of Readiness for Acceleration. To address aim one, we conduct an initial search of the literature for readiness indicators. Using these indicators as a guide, we examine the culture of readiness in Avondale by identifying similarities and differences in how Avondale community members define and contribute to school readiness The second aim seeks to eyplore the Read On Avondale's collective community model. To address aim two, we explore the impacts of participating in two or more Read On Affiliated services.

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