ELLCO Pre-K
By Miriam W. Smith, Ed.D., Joanne P. Brady, M. Ed., & Louisa Anastasopoulos, M.P.P.

and

ELLCO K–3, Research Edition
By Miriam W. Smith, Ed.D., Joanne P. Brady, M. Ed., & Nancy Clark-Chiarelli, Ed.D.

• Age-specific. Assessment is effective and accurate with the new ELLCO editions, designed especially for preschool and early elementary environments. ELLCO Pre-K prompts users to look for preliteracy activities like storybook reading, circle time conversations, and child-originated storywriting, while ELLCO K–3 has been reworked to reflect the evolving literacy skills of K–3 students.
  
  
• Streamlined. Each new edition of ELLCO has just two parts: a classroom observation to gather critical information about 5 key elements of the literacy environment, and a teacher interview, which supplements the observation with educators ' firsthand reflections.
  
  
• Easier to administer. Users will get complete information about conducting classroom observations, scoring accurately, and limiting bias. They'll also get helpful descriptors for all 5 levels of the rating scale.
  
  
• Informed by user feedback. The new editions of ELLCO were created using feedback from the education professionals who know the tool best.

With these new editions of the assessment tool thousands trust, preschools and elementary schools will have the information they need to determine the effectiveness of their classroom environments, strengthen the quality of their programs and teaching practices, and improve young children's early literacy outcomes.

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*FOR EARLY READING FIRST GRANTEES and others who require the Literacy Environment Checklist found exclusively in the ELLCO Toolkit, Research Edition, orders can be placed for that edition through September 30, 2009. To request the ELLCO Toolkit, Research Edition, please contact Customer Service at 800-638-3775. Orders placed after that date will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.