An Evaluation of LitCamp in Schenectady City School District

Contents

Executive Summary...........................................................................................................................1 Evaluation Overview...........................................................................................................................1 Evaluation Data Sources...................................................................................................................2 Student Outcome Findings .............................................................................................................2 Implementation Findings.................................................................................................................. 3 Discussion ........................................................................................................................................... 4

Introduction........................................................................................................................................5

Research Overview............................................................................................................................6 Student Sample................................................................................................................................... 6 Teacher Sample.................................................................................................................................. 6 Family Sample..................................................................................................................................... 7 Student Outcome Findings .............................................................................................................7 Student Reading Knowledge...........................................................................................................7 Student Behaviors and Attitudes.....................................................................................................7 Implementation Findings...............................................................................................................12 Teachers’ Perceptions of LitCamp ...............................................................................................12 Program Implementation ..............................................................................................................14 Student Engagement ......................................................................................................................14

Discussion .........................................................................................................................................15

References......................................................................................................................................... 17

Appendix A LitCamp Activities......................................................................................................18

Appendix B Evaluation Methodology..........................................................................................19

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