Assessment

LCNA’s data-driven interventions are based on the scientific understandings of reading and literacy education.

Data are collected for all children served by an LCNA intervention. Data are also collected on a random sample of grade-level peers. This random sample provides a national comparison group, in accordance with the principles of scientifically based research. Intervention outcomes are reported for all children served and assesed for growth alongside their grade-level peers.

Using a web-based data entry system, OSU’s International Data Evaluation Center (IDEC) provides a wealth of student, teacher, and school data for a site to use in evaluating its efforts. IDEC works diligently to provide up-to-date methodology for evaluating LCNA interventions. Check the IDEC website annually for current procedures and information.

Procedures for data collection and recording are standardized nationally and required for every school district implementing LCNA interventions in the United States.