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ELLCO At A Glance

Classrooms covered:
Pre-K to third grade
Areas addressed:
Literacy and language practices and materials in early childhood classrooms
Components:
Literacy Environment Checklist (15- to 20-minute orientation to the classroom), Classroom Observation and Teacher Interview (20- to 45-minute observation; 10-minute interview), Literacy Activities Rating Scale (10-minute book reading and writing summary), and User's Guide
Who completes it:
Researchers, supervisors, program directors, principals, administrators, and/or teachers
Total time to complete observation:
Approximately 1–1.5 hours
Validity and reliability:
Used for research purposes in more than 200 preschool clasrooms; average interrater reliability was high (88% for the Literacy Environment Checklist, 90% for the Classroom Observation, and 81% for the Literacy Activities Rating Scale)
User's Guide includes:
Introduction to ELLCO's practical applications, instructions for each of the three parts of the toolkit, narrative on successful classroom literacy practices, Technical Appendix
Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation (ELLCO) Toolkit, Research EditionFull Description | Ordering Info

ELLCO is a 3-part classroom observation that enables schools to assess and strengthen classroom quality, build better literacy programs, and give children the best possible start in language and literacy development.

Important Features
  • ELLCO is the first tool to systematically address the role of environmental factors in early language and literacy development
  • Developed through work and research at the Education Development Center, Inc.
  • Has been verified through research conducted in more than 150 classrooms by the New England Quality Research Center (NEQRC) and more than 60 classrooms by the Literacy Environment Enrichment Project (LEEP)

Free PDF Downloads

  • Kenny's Story (19 pages / 97K)
    A case story and related research findings that describe the nature and content of early literacy experiences

  • Technical report (16 pages / 60K)
    Information on the psychometric properties of the three parts of the ELLCO Toolkit

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