Evaluating a literacy program

When you evaluate a literacy program, the evaluation process compares program activities with program goals and objectives. It helps you determine if you need

• to make changes to meet program goals, or
• to change program goals in accordance with evaluation findings.

Here are the prerequisites for evaluating a literacy program:

• You need to have a well-defined set of goals and objectives.

  See:	Literacy program planning

• You need to have appropriate baseline data or information.
• You need to have an adequate system for information flow and record keeping .
• You need to understand the evaluation process.

• Decide on the type of evaluation needed for the program.
• Plan for the evaluation.
• Carry out the evaluation.
• Interpret and apply the results of the evaluation.

• Task module: Evaluating a literacy program, by Stephen L. Walter
• In task module: Evaluating components of a program, by Julia R. Van Dyken (contributor) and Stephen L. Walter (contributor)
• In task module: Implementing a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler)
• In modular book: Implement a literacy program, by Carole P. Spaeth (compiler) and Leah B. Walter (compiler)
• In bookshelf: Literacy

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