# APP E N D IX H

RES P OND E NT MAT E R I ALS

Ear l y Ch il dho od Long it ud i n al St u d y

, K i nd er g a rten Cl a ss o f 2 0 1 0

- 11

(E CL S

- K : 2011)

S p ri n g Third

- G r a d e N ati on al D ata Co llec t i on

, Fourth

- Gra d e R ecr u it m e n t, and

Fifth

- Grade Tracking

O M B C le a ra n ce P acka g e

#1850

- 0750 v.15

NOTE: The lett e rs for re s po n de n ts th a t a r e i n c l u d ed i n t his a p p e n dix have head e rs i n di c a t i ng to

w hom t he l e t ter w ill be se n t. These headers will be removed before the letters are printed and

sent to respondents. A d d i tio n a lly, t he O MB e x pira t i on da t e th a t c ur r e n tly a p pears as XX/ XX /2 0 1X

w ill be r e p lac e d o n c e a new e xp ira t i on da t e is re c eive d

.

### Description of the Materials Included in this Package

This package includes many letters to be sent to different school personnel in the spring of third grade and the

fall of fourth grade. Below is a list of all the letters included in this package, along with an indication of the

recipient and the time at which t he letters are mailed. There are some formatting issues in the letters (e.g.,

signature size, pagination) that result from multiple letters being included in one document. These issues will

be corrected in the final letters distributed to the respondents

.

Spring Third

- Grade Data Collection Round

 Materials mailed at the start of the round, before data collection begins:

o SPRING 3 RD 

### GRADE PARENT LETTER

- Mailed to parents/guardians of study children

.

o SPRING 3 RD 

### GRADE PARENT LETTER FOR HEARING SUBSAMPLE

- Mailed to parents/guardians of

study children participating in the hearing evaluation component.

o SPRING 3 RD 

### GRADE TEACHER LETTER

- Teachers will be identified during advance school contacts

in the fall of 2013 . This letter will be to them in mailed in sprin g 2014. If, during data collection in

the spring of 2014, children are identified as having switched teachers (for example, because the

child changed schools), the new teacher will be given this letter durin g spring 2014 data

collection.

o SPRING 3 RD 

### GRADE L ETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATOR S AT A CONTINUING (ORIGINAL OR

DESTINATION) SCHOOL

- Mailed to school coordinators in schools that have participated in the

study since the base year or in schools that are identified as “destination schools,” that is, schools

in to which four or more study children from the same original school have transferred.

o SPRING 3 RD 

### GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS AT A TRANSFER SCHOOL THAT HAS

PARTICIPATED IN A PREVIOUS DATA COLLECTION ROUND

- Mailed to school coordinators in

schools th at were added after the base year because a child transferred into the school and that

have participated in at least one prior round of data collection but are not destination schools. A

separate letter is needed for these school coordinators because they do not receive an incentive.

o SPRING 3 RD 

### GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS AT A TRANSFER SCHOOL IDENTIFIED

DURING RECRUITMENT

- Mailed to school coordinators in schools that were added during the fall

3 rd 

### grade recruitment and tracking because a child tra nsferred into the school. These schools

have not participated in at least one prior round of data collection and are not destination

schools. A separate letter is needed for these school coordinators because they have not

participated before and they do no t receive an incentive.

o SPRING 3 RD 

### GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATOR S AT A HEARING EVALUATION SCHOOL

Mailed to school coordinators in schools participating in the hearing evaluation component.

These schools are all continuing schools.

o HEARING EVALUATION FLYER

– Mailed to school coordinators and parents for schools and

children participating in the hearing evaluation component.

 Letters mailed during data collection to districts, school administrators, and school coordinators in

schools t hat are identified as having study children who transfer into them during the spring third

grade data collection:

### o SPRING 3 RD 

### GRADE LETTER FOR NEW TRANSFER DISTRICTS WITH PREVIOUSLY NON

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INTO WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERRED

- Mailed to school

districts that did not have schools participating in the study in a prior round that are now being

recruited into the study because a participating study child transferred into one of the district’s

schools.

o SPRING 3 RD 

### GRADE LETTER FOR CONTINUING DISTRICTS WITH PREVIOUSLY NON

- PARTICIPATING

SCHOOLS INTO WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERRED

- Mailed to school districts that

have schools that participated in the study in a prior round but in which at least one new school

(i.e., one that has not participated in a prior round) is being recruited because a study child

transferred into the new school.

o SPRING 3 RD 

### GRADE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR LETTER FOR TRANSFER SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED IN

SPRING 2014

- Mailed to administrators in schools that did not part icipate in a prior round of the

study but are now being recruited into the study because a participating study child transferred

into the administrator’s school.

o SPRING 3 RD 

### GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS AT A CONTINUING SCHOOL WITH NEW

TRANSFER STUDE NTS IDENTIFIED IN SPRING 2014

- Mailed to school coordinators in schools that

have participated in prior rounds of the study but that have new study children who have

transferred into them. The school coordinator is mailed this new letter to make it clear t hat there

are additional children who will be assessed during the school visit.

 Letters mailed at the end of the data collection round:

o SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR THANK YOU LETTER (HONORARIA)

- Mailed to administrators of

participating original and destination sc hools at the end of the third

- grade school year along with

the $200 honorarium.

o SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR THANK YOU LETTER (NO HONORARIA)

- Mailed to administrators of

participating transfer schools at the end of the third

- grade school year.

o ECLS

- K:2011 HEARING EVALUATION REPORT

- Mailed to parents of children participating in the

hearing evaluations approximately 1 to 2 months after the child’s evaluation containing results of

the evaluation. The programming instructions are also included here.

Spring Fourth

- Grade Recruitment Letters

 Advance recruitment letter mailed in August 2014:

o SPRING 4 TH 

### GRADE SCHOOL COORDINATOR LETTER FOR CONTINUING SCHOOLS, SENT IN

ADVANCE OF FALL RECRUITMENT

- Mailed to school coordinators in advance of fall recruitment

in schools that have participated in prior rounds of the study.

 Advance letters mailed in fall 2014 to districts, school administrators, and school coordinators in

schools that are identified during recruitment as having study children who transfer into them after

the spring third

- grade round of data collection:

o SPRING 4 TH 

### GRADE LETTER FOR NEW DISTRICTS WITH PREVIOUSLY NON

- PARTICIPATING

SCHOOLS INTO WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERRED DURING RECRUITMENT

- Mailed to

school districts that did not have schools participating in the study in a prior round that are now

being recruited into the study because a participating study child transferred into one of the

district’s schools.

### o SPRING 4 TH 

### GRADE LETTER FOR CONTINUING DISTRICTS WITH PREVIOUSLY NON

- PARTICIPATING

SCHOOLS INTO WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERRED DURING RECRUITMENT

- Mailed to

school districts that have schools that participated in the study in a prior round but in which at

least one new school (i.e., one that has not participated in a prior round) is being recruited

because a study child transferred into the new school.

o SPRING 4 TH 

### GRADE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR LETTER FOR TRANSFER SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED

DURING RECRU ITMENT

- Mailed to administrators in schools that did not participate in a prior

round of the study but are now being recruited into the study because a participating study child

transferred into the administrator’s school.

o SPRING 4 TH 

### GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOO L COORDINATORS AT A CONTINUING SCHOOL WITH NEW

TRANSFER STUDENTS IDENTIFIED DURING RECRUITMENT

- Mailed to school coordinators in

schools that have participated in prior rounds of the study but that have new study children who

have transferred into them. Th e school coordinator is mailed this new letter to make it clear that

there are additional children who will be assessed during the school visit.

Tracking Materials

 BIRTHDAY CARD

– Mailed each month to children who have a birthday that month.

 POST

- IT NOTES FOR PARENTS

– Included with spring 2014 parent letter.

 HOLIDAY CARD

– Mailed to school administrators in December 2014.

Questions for School Coordinators, Spring 2014

 PAPER QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE SCHOOL COORDINATOR

– Mailed with the spring 2014 school

coo rdinator packet.

 TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE SCHOOL COORDINATOR

– Included with team leader supplies for

use during the preassessment call.

## Spring Third

- Grade Materials

### o

Spring 2 0 1 4

D ea r Paren t,

After three years of data collection, w e have reached the mid

- point of the Ea r ly C hildhood

Longit u din a l St u d y , Kind e r g a r ten C l as s o f 2 0 1 0

- 11 (E C LS

- K:201 1 ) ! T hank s to the c o n tin u e d

particip a tion of families and schools across the country, we have collected a wealth of in f o r m a t i on

that is a lr ea dy b e ing u s e d to g a in a b e tter unde r s tand i ng of t o d ay ’s s tud e n ts a n d their e xp e r i e n ce s

. Collect ing information as your child move s into the upper elementary grades is very important

for understanding how his or her experiences in the early years of elementary school have

prepared him or her for the later grades. W e a r e excited t o tal k w ith you a nd y our c hild a g a in th i s

s p r i ng , to learn about your experiences during the 2013

- 14 school year

.

As in the past, our field staff will be visiting your child’s school in the upcoming months to assess

his or her knowledge and skills in reading, mathematics, and science. They also will be assessing

your child’s memory and ability to follow directions, as well as measu ring his/her height and

weight

. The assessment format and the kinds of questions that will be asked are similar to those of

the assessments used in previous years, so the proc ess should feel familiar to your child. Something

new this round is that we are asking c hildren to c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn a i r e a bout t h e m se lv e s a nd

their e x p e r i e n ce s i n s c hool. Children will hear questions read to them through headphones and be

able to enter their answers directly into a tablet computer, thereby giving them privacy to respond.

As always , children may decline to answer any of the questions asked in the study . Also,

partic ipants’ responses will not be associated with their names or provided to school staff. In total,

t he assessment activities will take approximately 80 minutes to complete.

W e a r e a l s o asking p a r e nts t o c omplete a tel e ph o ne inte r vi e w w ith a m e mber o f o u r d a ta

c oll ec tion s t a ff w ho wi l l be ca lling y our home to condu c t the int e r vi ew

. T he interview this round

should ta k e only a bout 35 min u tes t o c o mpl e te. It i n c lud e s qu e s tio n s a bout y our c hild ' s s c hoo l

,

y o u r h o u s e hold, ac tiviti e s y ou do w i th y our c hild a t home, a ny b e fo r e

- or a fte r

- s c h ool ca r e y our

c h i ld m a y r ece iv e

, y our c hild’s b e ha v ior a nd h ea lth, a nd c o nta c t w ith any paren t s w ho may n ot

live w ith y o u r c hild. A s a

l way s , our f

i e ld s ta f f w ill be h a ppy to c ondu c t t h e i n tervi e w a t a t i me

that is m o s t conv e ni e n t f

or y ou.

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r e e a t

1

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the EC L S

- K:2011 , including samples of the questions to be asked of children, is a v a il a ble a t t h e

N CE S we b s i t e a t ht t p://n c e s

. e d. g ov/ ec l s / m yEC LSK 2 0 1 1

.

T hank y ou a g a in f

or y o u r p a r ticip a tion!

Sin ce r e l y

,

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph.D.

C ommi s s ioner

N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s

, I n s titute of E d u ca tion Sci e n ce s

The co ll ec t i on o f i nfo r

m a t i on i n t h i s s ur

v ey i s a u t h ori z e d by 2 0 U

. S. C o d e, Se c t i on 9543

. P ar t i c i p a t i on i s v o l un t ar y

. Y our r e s p o n s es

ar e p r o t ec t e d f

r om d is c l o s ure by f

e d e ra l s t at u t e ( 2 0 U

. S

. C o d e, S ec t i on 957 3 )

. Al l r e s p o n s es t h a t r e lat e t o or d e s c ri be i d en t i f ia b l e

ch ara c t e ris t i cs of i n d ivi d ua l s m a y be u s e d o nl y f or s t a t is t i cal p ur p o s es a nd m a

y n o t be d is c l o s e d

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r om m u l t i p l e i n d ivi d ua

l s w il l be com b i ned t o p r o d uce s t a t is t i cal r ep or t s ; n o

i nfo r m a t i on t h a t i d e n t i f

i es y o u or y o ur ch il d ( e

. g

. , n a m e or ad d r e ss ) w il l be inc l u d e d i n a ny r ep or t s

. Your ch il d’ s s ch o ol w il l n o t r e c e iv e

any info r m a t i on ab o u t you or your ch il d a s a p ar t of t h i s s t u d y

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. SPRING 3 RD GRADE PARENT LETTERSpring 2 0 1 4

D ea r Paren t,

After three years of data collection, we have reached the mid

- point of the Ea r ly C hildhood

Longit u din a l St u d y , Kind e r g a r ten C l as s o f 2 0 1 0

- 11 (E C LS

- K:201 1 ) ! T hank s to the c o n tin u e d

particip a tion of families and schools across the country, we have c ollected a wealth of in f o r m a t i on

that is a lr ea dy b e ing u s e d to g a in a b e tter unde r s tand i ng of t o d ay ’s s tud e n ts a n d their e xp e r i e n ce s

. Collecting information as your child moves into the upper elementary grades is very important for

understanding how his or her experiences in the early years of elementary school have prepared

him or her for the later grades. W e a r e excited t o tal k w ith you a nd y our c hild a g a in th i s s p r i ng , to

learn about your experiences during the 2013

- 14 school year

.

As in the past, our field staff will be visiting your child’s school in the upcoming months to assess his

or her knowledge and skills in reading, mat hematics, and science. They also will be assessing your

child’s memory and ability to follow directions, as well as measu ring his/her height and weight. The

assessment format and the kinds of questions that will be asked are similar to those of the assessm ents

used in previous years, so the process should feel familiar to your child. Something new this round is

that we are asking children to c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn a i r e a bout t h e m se lv e s a nd their e x p e r i e n ce s i n

s c hool. Children will hear questions read to them through headphones and be able to enter their

answers directly into a tablet computer using a stylus pen, thereby giving them privacy to respond. As

always , children may decline to answer any of the questions aske d in the study . Also, participants’

responses will not be associated with their names or provided to school staff. In total, t he se assessment activities will take approximately 80 minutes to complete. In addition to participating in

the assessment, some ch ildren will have their hearing evaluated. These evaluations occur at multiple

points throughout the study so that researchers can study how hearing may change during the

elementary school years. The hearing evaluation will take approximately 15 minutes.

W e a r e a l s o asking p a r e nts t o c omplete a tel e ph o ne inte r vi e w w ith a m e mber o f o u r d a ta c oll ec tion

s t a ff w ho wi l l be ca lling y our home to condu c t the int e r vi ew

. The interview this round s hould ta k e only a bout 35 min u tes t o c o mpl e te. It i n c lud e s qu e s tio n s a bout y our c hild ' s s c hoo l

, y o u r h o u s e hold,

ac tiviti e s y ou do w

i th y our c hild a t home, a ny b e fo r e

- or a fte r

- s c h ool ca r e y our c h i ld m a y r ece iv e

,

y our c hild’s b e ha

v ior a nd h ea lth, a nd c o nta c t w ith any paren t s w ho may n ot live w ith y o u r c hild. A s

a l way s , our f

i e ld s ta f f w ill be h a ppy to c ondu c t t h e i n tervi e w a t a t i me that is m o s t conv e ni e n t f or

y ou.

I f y ou ha v e qu e s tio n s a bout the s tudy, or if you decide to not allow your child to participate in this

year’s hearing evaluations, pl ea s e c a ll We s tat toll f r e e a t 1

- 888

- 204

- 4 8 64 o r s e n d a n e m a il to

EC LSKH E L

P@ we s ta t

. c o m

. A l s o, m o r e i n fo r m a ti o n a bout the EC L S

- K:2011 , including samples of

the questions to be asked of children, is a v a il a ble a t t h e N CE S we b s i t e a t

ht t p://n c e s

. e d. g ov/ ec l s / m yEC LSK 2 0 1 1

.

T hank y ou a g a in f

or y o u r p a r ticip a tion!

Sin ce r e l y

,

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph.D.

C ommi s s ioner

N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s

, I n s titute of E d u ca tion Sci e n ce s

The co ll ec t i on o f i nfo r

m a t i on i n t h i s s ur

v ey i s a u t h ori z e d by 2 0 U

. S. C o d e, Se c t i on 9543

. P ar t i c i p a t i on i s v o l un t ar y

. Y our r e s p o n s es ar e

p r o t ec t e d f

r om d is c l o s ure by f

e d e ra l s t at u t e ( 2 0 U

. S

. C o d e, S ec t i on 957 3 )

. Al l r e s p o n s es t h a t r e lat e t o or d e s c ri be i d en t i f ia b l e

ch ara c t e ris t i cs of i n d ivi d ua l s m a y be u s e d o nl y f or s t a t is t i cal p ur p o s es a nd m a

y n o t be d is c l o s e d

, or u s e d

, i n i d en t i f ia b l e f o r m f or a ny

o t her p ur p o s e e x ce p t a s r e q u ir ed by l a w

. I n f o r m a t i on f

r om m u l t i p l e i n d ivi d ua

l s w il l be com b i ned t o p r o d uce s t a t is t i cal r ep or t s ; n o

i nfo r m a t i on t h a t i d e n t i f

i es y o u or y o ur ch il d ( e

. g

. , n a m e or ad d r e ss ) w il l be inc l u d e d i n a ny r ep or t s

. Your ch il d’ s s ch o ol w il l n o t r e c e iv e any info r m a t i on ab o u t you or your ch il d a s a p ar t of t h i s s t u d y

. The vali d O MB co n t r ol nu m b er f or t h i s i nfo r m a t i on c o ll ec t

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.

SPRING 3 RD GRADE PARENT LETTER

- HEARING SUBSAMPLESpring 2014

D ea r Teacher

,

We l c ome to the Ea r ly C hil d hood L ongitud i nal Stud y , K i nd e r g a r ten C l as s o f 2 0 1 0

- 11

(E C L S

- K:201 1 ), the th i r d in a s e r i e s o f long i tudin a l s tud i e s of y o u ng c hildr e n c o ndu c t e d by

the N a tional C e nter f

o r E du ca tion S t a ti s tics (

N CE S )

. Like t he ea r li e r s tudi e s , the EC L S

K:2011 will be a n i m po r tant s o u r c e of d a ta for r e s ea r c h e r s a n d poli c y m a k e r s to a dd r e s s k e y

i s s u e s r e l a ted to c hildr e n’s d e v e l o pment a nd l ea r ning. The EC L S

- K:2011 i s d e s c r ib e d in

mo r e d e ta i l in t he b r o c h u r e in c lud e d in y o u r s t u dy pa c k a g e . For m o r e info r m a tion o n th i s

a nd t he p r ior l ongitud i nal s t u di e s

, y o u ca n a l s o vi s i t t h e N CE S we b s ite a t

h t tp://n ce s

. e d. g o v/ ec l s /m yEC LSK 2 0 1 1

.

The study began in the 2010

- 11 school year with students who were in kindergarten. Now

that the ECLS

- K:2011 is well underway, we have identified one or more students in the

study who have transferred into your school. For the study data to accurately represent the

early schooling experiences of all children in America, it is vital that the sampled students

take part in each phase of the study. Therefore, this spring we would like to conduct a child

assessment with the sampled children who are now attending your school. A component of

the data collection involves collecting data about the sampled students from th eir teachers

using self

- administered questionnaires. We also will collect information from the school

administrator, as well as the students’ parents.

Teachers are essential contributors to the ECLS

- K:2011. You provide valuable insights into

the classroom experiences of the children participating in the study. We will ask you to help

us in several ways. As the regular classroom teacher of at least one of our sampled children,

we will ask you to answer some questions about your classroom and background, and we will ask you to complete a child

- level questionnaire for each ECLS

- K:2011 sampled student

you teach. You will receive an honorarium of $20 for completing the teacher background

and subject

- level questionnaires plus $7 for each of the child

- level questi onnaires. We also

will need your cooperation as we complete one

- on

- one child assessments in your school.

We will make arrangements with your school’s ECLS

- K:2011 school coordinator regarding

the times that we can have access to the children and where the assessments will take place.

It is possible that we will be taking children out of your classroom so that they can

participate in the assessment. The assessments are designed to measure children’s reading,

mathematics, and science skills and knowledge, as well as obtain indicators of children’s

memory and ability to follow rules in a structured task. C hi l d r e n a ls o w ill h a ve their hei g

ht

and we i g ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn a i r e a bout t h e m se lv e s a nd their

e x p e r i e n ce s i n s c hool. These assessment activities will take approximately 80 minutes per

child to complete

. In some schools, children will have their hearing evaluated in addition to

the assessment activities.

Y our p a r ticip a t

i on in this s t u dy is volu n tary; how e v e r

, I e n c ou r a ge y ou to p a r ticip a te i n the

EC L S

- K:201 1

. Ple a s e r e a d the e n c lo s e d m a t e r i a ls for mo r e i n fo r m a tion abo u t t h e s tudy a nd

y o u r im p o r ta n t r o l e in it. T h e s e m a teri a l s p r ov i de in s t r u c tio n s f

o r y ou o n h ow to compl e te

t he qu e s t i onnai r e s a nd r e t u r n t h e m to y o u r sc hool’s EC L S

- K:2011 s c ho o l c oo r din a t o r

. T h e y

a l s o p r ov i de info r m a tion ab o ut the o n e

- on

- one c hi l d a ss e s s m e n t s

.

SPRING 3 RD GRADE TEACHER LETTERT he N a ti o nal Ce nter f o r E d u ca tion St a ti s ti c s o f the U .S. D e partm e nt of E du ca ti o n’s

I n s titute o f E du ca tion Sci e n ce s is the p r im a r y s p o n s o r o f the EC L S

- K:201 1 , whi c h i s b e ing

c ondu c ted on b e ha l f o f N CE S by We s tat. T he E C LS

- K:2011 h a s be e n end o rs e d by the

n a tional e du ca tion o r g a niz a tions li s ted on this l e t t e r

. N CE S is a ut h o r i ze d to c ondu c t t h i s

s tudy und e r 20 U

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f i c e of

M a na ge m e nt and B ud ge t has a pp r ov e d t he d a ta c oll ec tion und e r O M B # 1 8 50

- 0750

( e xpires XX/ XX / 2 0 1X

)

. I n fo r m a tion coll ec ted f

r om multiple individ ua ls w ill be c o mbined

to p r odu c e r e p o r ts of findi n gs f r om t he EC L S

- K:201 1

. T he r e p o r t s w ill n o t id e nt

i fy

particip a ting d i s t r i c t s

, s c hoo l s

, c hildr e n and their paren t s

, or individ ua l s t a ff.

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of the EC LS

- K:201 1

. I f y ou ha v e qu e s tio n s a bout t h e s tudy,

pl ea s e f ee l f r e e to c a ll We s tat toll f

r e e a t 1

- 88 8

- 20 4

- 4 8 64 or s e nd an e m a il t o

EC LSKH E LP@ w e s tat. c o m

. A l s o, m o r e in f o r m a t i on ab o ut the EC L S

- K:2011 i s a v a il a ble a t

ht t p://n c e s

. e d. g ov/ ec l s / m yEC LSK 2 0 1 1

.

T hank y ou for y o u r t

i me a nd c on s id e r a tion o f the s tudy.

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph.D.

C ommi s s ioner

N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s

, I n s titute of E d u ca tion Sci e n ce sSpring 2 0 1 4

[NAME]

[SCHOOL NAME]

[ADDRESS 1]

[ADDRESS 2]

[CITY, STATE ZIP]

D ea r S c hool Co o r din a t o r :

W e a r e v e r y happy that y o u r s c hool i s pa r ticip a ting in t he Ea r ly C hildhood Longit u d i nal Stud y

, K i nd e r g a r ten C l a s s of 2 0 10

- 11 (E C LS

- K: 2 0 1 1)

. A s y ou kno w

, this s p r ing w e a r e pl a nning to

c oll ec t i n f o r m a t i on f r om t he c hi l d r e n s a mpl e d a t your s c hool, t h e ir pare n t s , their t eac h e r s

, a nd

th e i r s c h o ol’s a dmin i s t r a to r

. E n c l o s e d is a c h ec k for $ 2 5 in a pp r ec i a tion f o r y o u r h e lpi n g u s w

ith

this i mp o r tant s tu d y

.

A s in o u r p r e vi o us v

i s i t s to y our s c h oo l , the particip a ting c hildr e n w ill c omplete one

- o n

- one

a ss e ss m e nts w

i th t r a in e d EC L S

- K:2011 a s s es s o rs

. T he s e as s e s s men t s a r e d e s i g n e d to m ea s ure

c hil d r e n’s r ea ding, m a them a ti c s

, a nd s c i e n c e s k i lls a nd know

le dg e

, a s we ll a s obt a in indi ca t o r s of

c hil d r e n ’s m e m o r y a nd abi l ity to fol l ow r ul e s in a s t r u c tu r e d tas k

. C hi l d r e n a ls o w ill h a ve their

hei g ht and we i g

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn a i r e a bout t h e m se lv e s a nd their

e x p e r i e n ce s i n s c hool. T h e s e a ss es s m e n t ac tiviti e s w ill ta k e a pp r oxim a tely 80 minutes f or eac h

c hild to c o mpl e te.

A c ompon e nt of t he d a ta c o ll ec tion involv e s c oll ec t i ng i n f o r m a tion a bo u t t h e s a mp l e d s tuden t s

f r om their te ac h e r s u s ing se l f

- a dm i ni s t e r e d qu es tionn a ir e s

. We a l s o w ill c oll e c t info r m a tion f

r o m

the s c hool a dmini s t r a t o r

. A s a tok e n of our a p p r ec i a tion f o r i t s particip a tio n

, y o u r s c hool w i ll

re ce ive a c h ec k for $ 2 0 0

.

W e a pp r ec i a te y our h e lp w i t h four tas k s

, w

hi c h are d e ta i l e d in the e n c lo s e d m a teri a l s

. T h e s e a r e: (1) c o n firm that t he c hildr e n pa r ticip a ting in t he EC L S

- K:2011 are atte n d i ng y our s c h o ol ( t he

list of p a r t i c ip a ting c hildr e n w

ill be s e nt separately

); (2) c on f irm the d a te a nd time f

o r the s p r ing

ac tiv i tie s ; ( 3 ) id e nti f

y a n ap p r op r i a te s pa c e f

o r the a ss e s s m e nt s ; a n d (4) i d e nti f y the p r im a r y

te ac h e r s o f the particip a ting c hildr e n. P l ea s e r ea d the e n c lo s e d m a teri a ls f or m o r e inf

o r m a ti o n

about t he s tudy a nd y o u r i m po r ta n t r ole in it.

T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E d u ca tion S t a ti s tics (

N CE S) of the U .S. D e par t m e nt o f E du ca tion’s

I n s titute o f E d u ca tion Sci e n ce s is the pr i m a r y s po n s or of t he EC L S

- K: 2 0 1 1

, w hi c h is b e ing

c o n du c ted on b e half of N CE S by We s tat. T he EC LS

- K: 2 0 11 has be e n e ndo rs e d by the n a ti o nal

e d u ca tion o r g a niz a tio n s l i s ted on t h i s l e tter. N CE S is a utho r i ze d to c ondu c t t his s t udy und e r 20

U

. S. C od e , S e c tion 9543

. U nd e r that l aw

, t he d a ta y ou p r ovide m a y be u s e d only f o r s tat is tic a l

p u r p o s e s a nd may n o t be d i s c lo s e d, or u s e d, in id e nt

i fi a ble f o r m for a ny oth e r p u r p o s e e x ce pt as

r e quired by l a

w ( 20 U

. S. Co d e

, S ec tion 9573). T he U

. S. O ff i c e of M a na ge m e nt and B ud g e t has

a pp r ov e d the d a ta c oll ec tion under O M B # 1 8 50

- 0750 (e x pir e s XX/XX/ 2 0 1 X ).

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of the EC LS

- K:201 1

. W e l o ok f o r w a r d t o w o r king wi t h y ou a nd

y our s c h ool a g a in. A n E C LS

- K:2011 r e p r e s e n tative w ill c a ll you in t h e coming wee ks t o f u r ther

e xpl a in the s tudy a nd y o u r r e s po n s ibilit i e s . If y o u h a

ve a ny qu e s t

i ons or c onc e r ns in a dv a n c e of

the p hone ca ll, pl ea s e ca ll We s tat toll fr e e a t 1

- 888

- 20 4

- 4864 o r s e nd an e m a il to

E C LSKH E LP@

we s tat. c o m

.

Sin ce r e l y

,

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph

. D.

C ommi s s ion e r

N a tional C e nter for E d u ca tion S t a t i s tic s

, I n s tit u te of E d u ca tion Sci e n ce s SPRING 3 RD GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS

AT A CONTINUING (ORIGINAL OR DESTINATION) SCHOOLSpring 2 0 1 4

[NAME]

[S C HO O L N A M E

]

[AD D R E SS 1 ]

[AD D R E SS 2 ]

[ C IT Y

, S T A

T E Z I P]

D ea r S c hool Co o r din a t o r :

We are very happy that your school is participating in the Early Childhood Longitudinal

Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010

- 11 (ECLS

- K:2011). As you know, this sprin g we are planning to collect information from the children sampled at your school, their parents, their

teachers, and their school’s administrator.

As in our previous visits to your school, the participating children will complete one

- on

- one

assessments with trained ECLS

- K:2011 assessors. These assessments are designed to

measure children’s reading, mathematics, and science skills and knowledge, as well as obtain

indicators of children’s memory and ability to follow rules in a structured task. C hi l d r e n a l s o

w ill h a ve their hei g

ht and we i g

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn a i r e a bout

t h e m se lv e s a nd their e x p e r i e n ce s i n s c hool. These assessment activities will take

approximately 80 minutes for each child to complete.

A component of the data collection involves collecting information about the sampled

students from their teachers using self

- administered questionnaires. We also will collect

information from the school administrator.

We appreciate your help with four tasks, which are detailed in the enclosed materials. These

are (1) confirm that the children participating in the ECLS

- K:2011 are attending your school

( the list of participating children will be sent separately ); (2) confirm the date and time for the

spring activities; (3) identify an ap propriate space for the assessments; and (4) identify the

primary teachers of the participating children. Please read the enclosed materials for more

information about the study and your important role in it.

The National Center for Education Statistics ( NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education’s

Institute of Education Sciences is the primary sponsor of the ECLS

- K:2011, which is being

conducted on behalf of NCES by Westat. The ECLS

- K:2011 has been endorsed by the

national education organizations listed on this letter. NCES is authorized to conduct this

study under 20 U.S. Code, Section 9543 . Under that law, the data you provide may be used

only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for any

other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S. Code, Section 9573). The U.S. Office of

Management and Budget has approved the data collection under OMB # 1850

- 0750 (expires

XX/XX/201X

).

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of the EC LS

- K:201 1

. W e l o ok f o r w a r d t o w o r king wi t h y ou

a nd y our s c h ool a g a in. A n E C LS

- K:2011 r e p r e s e n tative w ill c a ll you in t h e coming wee ks t o

f u r ther e xpl a in the s tudy a nd y o u r r e s po n s ibilit i e s . If y o u h a

ve a ny qu e s t

i ons or c onc e r ns in

a dv a n c e of the p hone ca ll, pl ea s e ca ll We s tat toll fr e e a t 1

- 888

- 20 4

- 4864 o r s e nd an e m a il to

E C LSKH E LP@

we s tat. c o m

.

Sin ce r e l y

,

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph

. D.

C ommi s s ion e r

N a tional C e nter for E d u ca tion S t a t i s tic s

, I n s tit u te of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s SPRING 3 RD GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS

AT A TRANSFER SCHOOL THAT HAS PARTICIPATED IN A

PREVIOUS DATA COLLECTION ROUNDSpring 2 0 1 4

[NAME]

[S C HO O L N A M E

]

[AD D R E SS 1 ]

[AD D R E SS 2 ]

[ C IT Y

, S T A

T E Z I P]

D ea r S c hool Co o r din a t o r :

W e a r e v e r y happy that y o u r s c hool i s particip a ting in t he Ea r ly C hildhood Longit u d i nal

Stud y , K i nd e r g a r ten C l a s s of 2 0 10

- 11 (E C LS

- K: 2 0 1 1). O ne or m o r e s t u dents w ho have

been pa r t i c i

pa t i ng i n t h e s t u dy at a d i f f er e nt s c hool h ave t r ansf

e rr ed to y our s chool.

T his s p r ing w e a r e p l a nning to c oll ec t i n fo r m a ti o n fr o m th e s e s t u d e n t s

, their parent s

, their

t eac h e r s

, a nd t h e ir s c h o ol’s a dm i ni s t r a t o r

.

Par t i c ip a ting c hil d r e n w

ill c o mpl e te on e

- o n

- one a ss e ss m e nts w i t h t r a in e d EC L S

- K: 2 0 11

a ss es s o r s

. T h e s e a ss es s m e nt s a r e d e s i g n e d to m e a s ure c h ildren’s r ea din g , m a them a ti c s

, a nd

s c i e n c e s ki l l s a nd know

l e dge, a s we ll a s obt a in i n di ca to r s of c hi l d r e n’s m e m o r y a nd a bility to

f ol l ow r ul e s in a s t r u c tu r e d tas k

. C hi l d r e n a ls o w ill h a ve their hei g

ht and we i g

ht m ea s ur e d

a nd w ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn a i r e a bout t h e m se lv e s a nd their e x p e r i e n ce s i n s c hool. T h e s e

as s es s m e n t ac tiviti e s w

ill t a ke a pp r oxi m a tely 80 minutes f or eac h c hild t o c omplet e

.

A c ompon e nt of t he d a ta c o ll ec tion involv e s c oll ec t i ng i n f o r m a tion a bo u t t h e s a mp l e d

s tuden t s f r om their te ac h e r s u s ing se l f

- a dm i ni s t e r e d qu es tionn a ir e s

. We a l s o w ill c oll e c t

info r m a tion f

r o m the s c hool a dmini s t r a t or.

W e a pp r ec i a te y our h e lp w i t h four tas k s

, w

hi c h are d e ta i l e d in the e n c lo s e d m a teri a l s

. T h e s e

a r e (1) c o n firm that t

he c hildr e n pa r ticip a ting in t he EC L S

- K:2011 are atte n d i ng y our s c h o ol

( t he list of p a r t

i c ip a ting c hildr e n w

ill be s e nt separately

); (2) c on f irm the d a te a nd time f

o r

the s p r ing ac tiv

i tie s ; ( 3 ) id e nti f

y a n ap p r op r i a te s pa c e f

o r the a ss e s s m e nt s ; a n d (4) i d e nti f y

the p r im a r y te ac h e r s o f the particip a ting c hildr e n. P l ea s e r ea d the e n c lo s e d m a teri a ls f or

m o r e inf o r m a ti o n about t he s tudy a nd y o u r i m po r ta n t r ole in it.

T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E d u ca tion S t a ti s tics (

N CE S) of the U .S. D e par t m e nt o f

E du ca tion’s I n s titute o f E d u ca tion Sci e n ce s is the pr i m a r y s po n s or of t he EC L S

- K: 2 0 1 1

,

w hi c h is b e ing c o n du c ted on b e ha l f of N CE S by We s tat. T he EC LS

- K: 2 0 11 has be e n

e ndo rs e d by the n a ti o nal e d u ca tion o r g a niz a tio n s l i s ted on t h i s l e tter. N CE S is a utho r i z ed to

c ondu c t t his s t udy und e r 20 U

. S. C od e , S e c tion 9543

. U nd e r that l aw

, t he d a ta y ou p r ovide

m a y be u s e d only f

o r s tatis t i ca l p u r p o s e s a nd may n o t be d i s c lo s e d, or u s e d, in id e nt i fi a ble

f o r m for a ny oth e r p u r p o s e e x ce pt as r e quired by l a w ( 20 U

. S. Co d e , S ec tion 9573). T he

U

. S. O ff i c e of M a na ge m e nt and B ud g e t has a pp r ov e d the d a ta c oll ec tion under O M B #

1 8 50

- 0750 (e x pir e s XX/XX/2 0 1 X )

.

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of the EC LS

- K:201 1

. W e l o ok f o r w a r d t o w o r king wi t h y ou

a nd y our s c h ool. A n E C LS

- K:2011 r e p r e s e n tative w ill c a ll you in t h e coming weeks to

furth e r e xpl a in the s tudy a nd y our r e s po n s ibiliti e s

. I f y ou ha v e a ny qu e s tio n s or c onc e r ns in

a dv a n c e of the p hone ca ll, pl ea s e ca ll We s tat toll f r e e a t 1

- 888

- 20 4

- 4864 or s e nd an e m a il to

EC LSKH E LP@ w e s tat. c o m

.

Sin ce r e l y

,

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph

. D.

C ommi s s ion e r

N a tional C e nter for E d u ca tion S t a t i s tic s

, I n s tit u te of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s SPRING 3 RD GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS AT

A TRANSFER SCHOOL IDENTIFIED DURING RECRUITMENTSpring 2 0 1 4

[NAME]

[SCHOOL NAME]

[ADDRESS 1]

[ADDRESS 2]

[CITY, STATE ZIP]

D ea r S c hool Co o r din a t o r :

W e a r e v e r y happy that y o u r s c hool i s pa r ticip a ting in t he Ea r ly C hildhood Longit u d i nal Stud y

, K i nd e r g a r ten C l a s s of 2 0 10

- 11 (E C LS

- K: 2 0 1 1). A s y ou kno w

, this s p r ing w e a r e pl a nning to c oll ec t

i n f o r m a t i on f r om t he c hi l d r e n s a mpl e d a t your s c hool, t h e ir pare n t s , their t eac h e r s

, a nd th e i r s c h o ol’s

a dmin i s t r a to r

. E n c l o s e d is a c h ec k for $ 2 5 in a pp r ec i a tion f o r y o u r h e lpi n g u s w

ith this i mp o r tant s tu d y

.

A s in o u r p r e vi o us v

i s i t s to y our s c h oo l , the particip a ting c hildr e n w ill c omplete one

- o n

- one a ss e ss m e nts

w i th t r a in e d EC L S

- K:2011 a s s es s o rs

. T he s e as s e s s men t s a r e d e s i g n e d to m ea s ure c hil d r e n’s r ea ding,

m a them a ti c s

, a nd s c i e n c e s k i lls a nd know

le dg e

, a s we ll a s obt a in indi ca t o r s of c hil d r e n ’s m e m o r y a nd abi l ity

to fol l ow r ul e s in a s t r u c tu r e d tas k

. C hi l d r e n a ls o w ill h a ve their hei

g ht and we i g

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill

c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn a i r e a bout t h e m se lv e s a nd their e x p e r i e n ce s i n s c hool. T h e s e a ss es s m e n t ac tiviti e s w ill

ta k e a pp r oxim a tely 80 minutes f or eac h c hild to c o mpl e te. In addition to participating in the assessment,

some children will have their hearing evaluated. These evaluations occur with the same subsample of

children at multiple points throughout the study so that researchers can study how hearing may change

du ring the elementary school years. The hearing evaluation will take approximately 15 minutes and will be

conducted only with children whose parents have previously given their consent for the screening

.

A c ompon e nt of t he d a ta c o ll ec tion involv e s c oll ec t i ng i n f o r m a tion a bo u t t h e s a mp l e d s tuden t s f r om their

te ac h e r s u s ing se l f

- a dm i ni s t e r e d qu es tionn a ir e s

. We a l s o w ill c oll e c t info r m a tion f

r o m the s c hool

a dmini s t r a t o r

. A s a tok e n of our a p p r ec i a tion f o r i t s particip a tio n

, y o u r s c hool w i ll re ce ive a c h ec k for $ 2 0 0

.

W e a pp r ec i a te y our h e lp w i t h four tas k s

, w

hi c h are d e ta i l e d in the e n c lo s e d m a teri a l s

. T h e s e a r e: (1)

c o n firm that t

he c hildr e n pa r ticip a ting in t he EC L S

- K:2011 are atte n d i ng y our s c h o ol ( t he list of

p a r t i c ip a ting c hildr e n w

ill be s e nt separately

); (2) c on f irm the d a te a nd time f

o r the s p r ing ac tiv

i tie s ; ( 3 )

id e nti f y a n ap p r op r i a te s pa c e f

o r the a ss e s s m e nt s ; a n d (4) i d e nti f y the p r im a r y te ac h e r s o f the particip a ting

c hildr e n. P l ea s e r ea d the e n c lo s e d m a teri a ls f or m o r e inf

o r m a ti o n about t he s tudy a nd y o u r i m po r ta n t r ole

in it.

T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E d u ca tion S t a ti s tics (

N CE S) of the U .S. D e par t m e nt o f E du ca tion’s I n s titute o f

E d u ca tion Sci e n ce s is the pr i m a r y s po n s or of t he EC L S

- K: 2 0 1 1

, w hi c h is b e ing c o n du c ted on b e half of

N CE S by We s tat. T he EC LS

- K: 2 0 11 has be e n e ndo rs e d by the n a ti o nal e d u ca tion o r g a niz a tio n s l i s ted on

t h i s l e tter. N CE S is a utho r i ze d to c ondu c t t his s t udy und e r 20 U

. S. C od e , S e c tion 9543

. U nd e r that l aw

, t he

d a ta y ou p r ovide m a y be u s e d only f o r s tat is tic a l p u r p o s e s a nd may n o t be d i s c lo s e d, or u s e d, in id e nt i fi a ble

f o r m for a ny oth e r p u r p o s e e x ce pt as r e quired by l a w ( 20 U

. S. Co d e

, S ec tion 9573). T he U

. S. O ff i c e of

M a na ge m e nt and B ud g e t has a pp r ov e d the d a ta c oll ec tion under O M B # 1 8 50

- 0750 (e x pir e s

XX/XX/ 2 0 1 X

).

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of the EC LS

- K:201 1

. W e l o ok f o r w a r d t o w o r king wi t h y ou a nd y our s c h ool

a g a in. A n E C LS

- K:2011 r e p r e s e n tative w ill c a ll you in t h e coming wee ks t o f u r ther e xpl a in the s tudy a nd

y o u r r e s po n s ibilit

i e s . If y o u h a

ve a ny qu e s t

i ons or c onc e r ns in a dv a n c e of the p hone ca ll, pl ea s e ca ll We s tat

toll fr e e a t 1

- 888

- 20 4

- 4864 o r s e nd an e m a il to E C LSKH E LP@ we s tat. c o m

.

Sin ce r e l y

,

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph

. D.

C ommi s s ion e r

N a tional C e nter for E d u ca tion S t a t i s tic s

, I n s tit u te of E d u ca tion Sci e n ce s SPRING 3 RD GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS AT A

HEARING EVALUATION SCHOOLHEARING EVALUATION FLYERSpring 2014

[SUP ER I N T E NDE N T N A M E ]

[D I S T R I C T NAME / D I OC E S E ]

[ADD R E S S ]

[ADDRESS2]

[ C IT Y

, S T A T E Z I P]

D ea r Superintendent:

I am wr i t i n g to i n f

o r m y o u t h a t o n e or m o r e s t u de n ts w ho a r e p a r t i c i pa t i ng in t h e E a r ly

C h i ld h ood L o n g i t u d i n al S t u dy, K i n d e r g a r ten C la s s of 2 01 0

- 1 1 ( E CL S

- K :20 11 ) have

t r ansf e rr e d t o a s cho o l in your d i s t r ic t

.

T he EC LS

- K: 2 0 11 is the th i r d in a s e r i e s o f l o ng i tudin a l s tudi e s of y o u ng c hildr e n c o ndu c ted by

the N a tional C e nter f

o r E d u ca tion S t a ti s tics (

N CE S). T h e ea r li e r s tudi e s ha v e b ee n i mpo r ta n t

s ou r c e s of d a ta for r e s ea r c h e r s a nd poli c y m a k e r s to ad d r e s s k e y i s s u e s r e l a ted to c hi l d r e n’s

d e v e lopment a nd l e a r n i ng, i n c luding lit e r ac y in the ho m e , the te ac hing of r ea ding a n d

m a them a tic s

, a nd the as s o c i a tions b e tw ee n physic a l e x e r c i s e

, c hildhood obesi t y

, a nd we l l

- b e ing.

R e s ea r c h e r s u s ing the d a ta h a ve publi s h e d t h e ir f

i ndings w id e ly in s c i e nti f

ic jo u r na l s a nd t h e popular p r es s . N CE S a l s o p re s e nts r e s u l ts f r o m th e s e s t u di e s f

o r p r ac t i tione r s a nd t he g e n e r a l

public on o u r we b s i te, ht t p : //n ce s

. e d. g ov/ ec l s

.

Like its p r e d eces s or s tudi e s

, the EC L S

- K:2011 will p r ov i de impo r tant i n fo r m a tion o n child r e n’s

ea r ly l ea r ning a nd d e v e lop m e nt, t r a n s ition i nto ki n d e r g a r ten, a nd p r o g r es s t h r ough e l e m e ntary

s c hool. T he n e w c oh o r t o f s tud e nt s ’ s c ho o l e xp e r i e n ce s w ill be c ompared to th o s e of ov e r a

d eca de ea r li e r to s t u dy the e xt e nt t o w hi c h the d e mo g r a phic pr o file of c hil d r e n and t h e ir

e nvironme n t f

o r l ea r ning ha

v e c han ge d

, a nd how th e s e c han ge s r e l a te to d e v e lopme n tal a nd

aca d e mic dif

f e r e n ce s ac r o s s the c oho r t s

.

The participating children will complete individual assessments with trained ECLS

- K:2011

assessors. These assessments are designed to measure children’s reading, mathematics, and science

skills and kn owledge, as well as obtain indicators of children’s memory and ability to follow rules in

a structured task, both of which are associated with learning. C hi l d r e n a ls o w ill h a ve their hei g

ht

and we i g ht m ea s ur e d a nd w ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn a i r e a bout t h e m se lv e s a nd their e x p e r i e n ce s i n

s c hool. These assessment activities will take approximately 80 minutes per child to complete

. Parents of the study children will be asked to participate by providing background information

about their children and their famili es during a telephone interview. The children’s teachers will be

asked to provide information about themselves and the sampled children

. We also will ask the

school’s administrator to complete a self

- administered questionnaire about the school and his or her

background.

Par t i c ip a tion in th i s s tudy i s volunt a r y ; ho we v e r

, w e a s k y our a g e n c y to s upp o r t t he particip a tion

of s c h ools i n y our di s t r i c t in the EC LS

- K:201 1

. B eca u s e t he EC LS

- K:2011 i s de s igned to be a

r e p r e s e n tative s a mple of U

. S . s t ud e n t s

, i t s acc ur ac y d e p e nds on the full particip a t i on of the

s a mpl e d s c hoo l s a nd s tuden t s

.

The National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of

Education Sciences is the primary sponsor of the ECLS

- K:2011, which is being conducted on

behalf of NCES by Westat. The ECLS

- K:2011 has been endorsed by the national education

organizations listed on this letter. NCES is authorized to conduct this study under 20 U.S. Code,

Section 9543 . Under that law, the data provided by your sch ools, staff, students, and their parents

may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in identifiable form for

any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S. Code, Section 9573). The U.S. Office of

Management and Budge t has approved the data collection under OMB # 1850

- 0750 (expires

XX/XX/201X

). SPRING 3 RD GRADE LETTER FOR NEW TRANSFER DISTRICTS

WITH PREVIOUSLY NON

- PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INTO

WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERREDI n p r eparation for s p r ing ac t ivities in t he s ch o ol s

, in the next few days a r e p r e s entat i ve f r om

We s tat will contact t he s ch o ols in yo u r d i s t r ict that t he s t udy’s studen t s atten d . We a r e r equired by

law to p r o tect t h e nam e s of s c h ools i n the s tudy f r o m di s closure; we a s k t hat each di s t r i c t r e s pect

t his r equireme n t and p r otect the identi t y of pa r ti c ipating s ch o ols a s well. I n formation collected

f r om multiple i nd i

viduals will be comb i ned to p r oduce r e p o r t s o f find i ngs f r om the ECLS

K:2011. The rep o r t s will n o t ident i fy participat i ng di s t r ict s

, s choo l s , childr e n and their parent s

, or

indiv i dual s t a ff.

D e ta i l e d inf

o r m a ti o n about the EC L S

- K:2011 c an be found in the brochure e n c l o s e d w ith t his

l e t ter

. I f y ou ha

v e qu e s tio n s a bout the st u d y , pl ea s e f ee l f r e e to ca ll We s tat tol l

- f

r e e a t 1

- 88 8

- 204

-

4864 or s e nd a n e m a il to EC LSKH E LP@ w e s tat. c o m

. A l s o, m o r e in f o r m a t i on ab o ut the EC L S

K:2011 i s av a

ilable at: ht t p://n c e s

. e d. g ov/ ec l s / M y EC LSK 2 0 1 1

.

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of the EC LS

- K:201 1

.

Sin ce r e l y

,

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph.D.

C ommi s s ioner

N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s

, I n s titute of E d u ca tion Sci e n ce s

E n c lo s ur e s : ECLS

- K:2011 Brochure

ECLS

- K:2011 Schools in this DistrictSpring 2014

[SUP ER I N T E NDE N T N A M E ]

[D I S T R I C T NAME / D I OC E S E ]

[ADD R E S S ]

[ C IT Y

, S T A T E Z I P]

D ea r Superintendent:

W e a r e v e r y happy that s c h ools in y o ur d i s t r i c t are p a r t i c ip a ting in the Ea r ly C hild h o od

Longitud i nal Stud y , K

i n d e r g a r ten C l a s s of 2 0 1 0

- 11 (E CL S

- K: 2 0 1 1 ). T hank y ou for h e lping

m a ke their pa r ticip a tion p o s s ibl e

. I am w r i t i n g to i n f

o r m you t h a t o n e or m o r e s t u d e n ts

who a r e pa r t i c i pa t i ng i n t he E CL S

- K :20 1 1 have t r a n s fe rr e d t o a s c hool in y o ur d i s t r ict

t hat was not p r e v i ou s ly p a r t of t h e s t u d y

.

The participating children will complete individual assessments with trained ECLS

- K:2011

assessors. These assessments are designed to measure children’s reading, mathematics, and science

skills and knowledge, as well as obtain indicators of children’s memory a nd ability to follow rules

in a structured task, both of which are associated with learning. C hi l d r e n a ls o w ill h a ve their

hei g ht and we i g

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn a i r e a bout t h e m se lv e s a nd their

e x p e r i e n ce s i n s c hool. These assessment activities will take approximately 80 minutes per child to

complete . Parents of the study children will be asked to participate by providing background

information about their children and their families during a telephone interview. The c hildren’s

teachers will be asked to provide information about themselves and the sampled children

. We also

will ask the school’s administrator to complete a self

- administered questionnaire about the school

and his or her background.

Par t i c ip a tion in th i s s tudy i s volunt a r y ; ho we v e r

, w e a s k y our a g e n c y to s upp o r t t he particip a tion

of s c h ools i n y our di s t r i c t in the EC LS

- K:201 1

. B eca u s e t he EC LS

- K:2011 i s de s igned to be a

r e p r e s e n tative s a mple of U

. S . s t ud e n t s

, i t s acc ur ac y d e p e nds on the full particip a t i on of the

s a mpl e d s c hoo l s a nd s tuden t s

.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education’s

Institute of Education Sciences is the primary sponsor of the ECLS

- K:2011, which is being

conducted on behalf of NCES by Westat. The ECLS

- K:2011 has been endorsed by the national

education organizations listed on this letter. NCES is authorized to conduct this study under 20

U.S. Code, Section 9543 . Under that law, the data provided by your schools, staff, students, and

their paren ts may be used only for statistical purposes and may not be disclosed, or used, in

identifiable form for any other purpose except as required by law (20 U.S. Code, Section 9573).

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget has approved the data collection und er OMB #

1850

- 0750 (expires XX/XX/201X ).

I n p r eparation for s p r ing ac t ivities in t he s ch o ol s

, in the next few days a r e p r e s entat i ve f r om

We s tat will contact t he s ch o ols in yo u r d i s t r ict that t he s t udy’s studen t s atten d . We a r e r equired

by law to p r o tect t h e nam e s of s c h ools i n the s tudy f r o m di s closure; we a s k t hat each di s t r i c t

r e s pect t his r equireme n t and p r otect the identi t y of pa r ti c ipating s ch o ols a s well. I n formation

collected f r om multiple i nd i

viduals will be comb i ned to p r oduce r e p o r t s o f find i ngs f r om the

ECLS

- K:2011. The rep o r t s will n o t ident i fy participat i ng di s t r ict s

, s choo l s , childr e n and their

parent s

, or indiv

i dual s t a ff. SPRING 3 RD GRADE LETTER FOR CONTINUING DISTRICTS

WITH PREVIOUSLY NON

- PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INTO

WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERREDI f y ou ha v e qu e s tio n s a bout the st u d y , pl ea s e f ee l f r e e to ca ll We s tat tol l

- f

r e e a t 1

- 88 8

- 204

- 4864

or s e nd a n e m a il to EC LSKH E LP@ w e s tat. c o m

. A l s o, m o r e in f o r m a t i on ab o ut the EC L S

K:2011 i s av a

ilable at: ht t p://n c e s

. e d. g ov/ ec l s / M y EC LSK 2 0 1 1

.

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of the EC LS

- K:201 1

.

Sin ce r e l y

,

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph.D.

C ommi s s ioner

N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s

, I n s titute of E d u ca tion Sci e n ce s

Enclosure: List of ECLS

- K:2011 Schools Added from your DistrictSpring 2 0 1 4

[PRINC I PAL NAME]

[S C HO O L NAME]

[ADD R E SS 1]

[ADDRESS 2]

[ C IT Y

, S T A T E Z I P]

D ea r School Administrator :

I a m w r it i ng to in v ite y ou to particip a te i n an i n s i g h t ful s t ud y , the Ea r ly C hildhood L o ngitudin a l

Stud y , K i nd e r g a r ten C l a s s of 2 0 10

- 11 (E C LS

- K:201 1 )

. T he EC LS

- K:2011 beg a n in t he 2 0 1 0

- 11

s c hool yea r w

ith a pp r ox i m a t e ly 18,200 c hildr e n in a bo u t 950 s c hoo l s ac r o s s the c oun t r y

. W e are

i n vit i ng y o u t o pa r t i c i pa t e becau s e o ne or m o r e s t u d ents who a r e p ar t ici p a t i n g in t h e

s t u dy have t r a nsfe r r ed to y o ur s c hool.

T he EC L S

- K: 2 0 11 is the th i r d in a s e r i e s o f long i tudin a l s tudi e s of y o u ng c hildr e n c o ndu c ted by

the N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tics (NC E S). T he ea r li e r s tudi e s ha v e b ee n imp o r tant

s ou r c e s of d a ta for r e s ea r c h e r s a nd p ol i c y m a k e r s to ad d r es s k e y i s s u e s r e l a ted to c hildr e n ’ s

d e v e lopment a nd l ea r ning in c luding lit e r ac y in the home, t he te ac hing of r e a ding a nd

math e m a ti c s

, a nd the a s s o c i a tions b e tw ee n physi ca l e x e r c i s e

, c hild h ood obesi t y

, a nd we l l

- b e ing.

R e s ea r c h e r s u s ing the d a ta h a ve publi s h e d their findin g s w i d e ly in s c i e nti f

ic jo u r na l s a n d the

popul a r p r es s . N CE S a l s o p r e s e n ts r e s ul t s f r om these s tudi e s f

o r p r ac tit i one r s a nd the g e n e r a l

public on o u r we b s ite, ht t p://n c e s

. e d

. g ov/ ec l s

.

Like its p r e d eces s or s tudi e s

, the EC L S

- K:2011 will p r ov i de impo r tant i n fo r m a tion o n child r e n’s

e a r ly l ea r ning a nd d e v e lopme n t, t ra n s ition i nto ki n d e r g a r ten, a nd p r o g r es s t h r ough e l e m e n tary

school. T he n e w c oho r t of s tud e n t s ’ s c h ool e x p e r i e n c es w ill be c om pared to t ho s e o f ov e r a

d eca de ea r li e r to s tudy t

he e xt e nt t o w

hi c h t h e d e mogr a phic p r o f ile o f c h i ldr e n and th e i r

e nvi r onmen t s f

o r l ea r ning ha

v e c han ge d

, a nd how the s e c han ge s r e l a te to d e v e lo p m e ntal a nd

a ca d e mic dif

f e r e n ce s ac r o s s the c oho r t s

. T he s t u dy is d e s c r i b e d in mo r e d e ta i l i n the e n c l o s e d

b r o c hu r e.

T he partic i pation o f eac h of the sel ec ted sc h ools i s c r u c i a l to t he s u cce s s of t his i mp o r tant

s tudy. F or the s t u dy d a ta to acc ur a tely r e p r e s e nt the ea r ly s c h o oling e xp e r i e n ce s of a ll c hil dr e n

in A m e r i ca , it is vit a l that the s a mpl e d s tude n ts ta k e pa r t in e ac h phase of the s t u d y . T h e r e fo r e

,

t his s p r ing w e w ould li k e to condu c t a c hild a ss e s s m e nt with t he s a mpl e d c hil d r e n w ho are n ow

a ttending y our s c h ool.

T he partic i pating c hildr e n w ill c o mpl e te i ndivid ua l a ss ess m e nts w i t h t r a in e d EC L S

- K : 2 0 11

a ss es s o rs

. T h e s e as s es s m e n ts a r e d e s i g n e d to m ea s u r e c hildr e n ’ s r e a ding, m a them a tic s

, a nd

s c i e n c e s ki l ls a nd kno w

l e dg e

, a s we ll a s obt a in indi ca to r s of c hi l d r e n ’ s m e mo r y a nd a bility to

f ol l ow r u l e s in a s t r u c t ur e d t a sk , bo t h of w hi c h are a ss o c i a ted w

i th le a r ni n g. C hi l d r e n a ls o w ill

h a ve their hei g

ht and we i g

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn a i r e a bout t h e m se lv e s a nd

their e x p e r i e n ce s i n s c hool. T h e s e a ss e ss m e n t ac tiviti e s w ill ta k e a pp r oxim a tely 80 minutes per

child t o c omp l e te. Parents of the study children w ill be a s k e d t o part i c ip a te by p r oviding

ba c k g r o und inf

o r m a ti o n about their c hildr e n and their f a mili e s du r

ing a tel e p h one int e r

vi e w.

The children’s t eac h e r s w

ill be a s k e d to p r ovide i n fo r m a tion about them s e lv e s a nd the s a mpl e d

c hildr e n. W e a l s o w

ill as k y ou to co m pl e te a s e l f

- a dmin i s tered qu e s tio n na i r e about your school

and background

. SPRING 3 RD GRADE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR LETTER FOR

TRANSFER SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED IN SPRING 2014Par t i c ip a tion in th i s s tudy i s volunt a r y ; ho we v e r

, I e n c o u r a ge y our s c h ool’s particip a t i on in the

EC L S

- K:201 1

. B eca u s e the EC L S

- K:2011 is d e s igned to be a re p r e s e n t ative s ample o f U.S.

s tud e n t s , i t s acc ur ac y d e p e nds on t he full particip a tion of y o u r s c h oo l , t ea c h e rs

, a nd s tuden t s

. We are asking you to identify a staff member at your school to act as a liaison with the ECLS

K:2011 and facilitate the activities in the school that are part of the study. In appreciation for

their time and efforts, participating teachers will receive an honorarium.

T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E d u ca tion St a ti s ti c s o f the U .S. D e partm e nt of E du ca ti o n’s I n s titute o f

E du ca tion Sci e n ce s is the pr i m a r y s p o n s o r o f the EC L S

- K:201 1 , whi c h is being c on d u c ted on

behalf of N CE S by We s tat. T he E C LS

- K:2011 h a s b ee n e nd or s e d by the n a t i onal e du ca ti o n

o r g a niz a tio n s listed on th i s l e tter. N CE S is a utho r i ze d to c ondu c t this s tudy und e r 20 U

. S. C od e

, S ec tion 9543 . Und e r that l aw

, t he d a ta pr o vid e d by y our s c hool, s ta f f, s tudent s

, a n d their paren t s

m a y be u s e d only for s tat

i s tic a l pu r po s e s a nd m a y not be d i s c lo s e d, o r u s e d, in id e nti f i a ble fo r m

f o r a n y oth e r p u r p o s e e x ce pt as r e quired by l a w ( 2 0 U .S. C od e , S ec tion 9573). T he U

. S. O ffi c e

of M a na g e m e nt and B ud ge t has appr o v e d the d a ta c oll e c tion und e r O M B # 1 8 5 0

- 0 7 50 (e x pir e s XX/XX / 2 0 1 X

). I n f o r m a tion c oll ec ted f

r om multiple i nd i

vid ua ls w ill be c omb i n e d to p r odu c e

r e p o r t s o f find i ngs f

r om the EC L S

- K:201 1

. T he r e po r t s will n ot identi f y pa r ticipating d i s t r ic t s

,

s c h o ol s , chil d r e n and t h e ir par e n ts

, or individ ua l s t a ff.

W ithin t he n e xt f

e w d ay s , a r e p r e s e ntative o f We s tat w ill c ont ac t you a bout particip a t i ng in th i s impo r ta n t s tudy. I f y ou ha v e qu e s tio n s a bo u t t h e s tudy, p l ea s e f ee l f r e e to c a ll We s t a t tol l

- f

r e e a t

1

- 888

- 204

- 4864 o r s e n d a n e m a il to EC LSKH E L P@ we s ta t

. c o m

. A l s o, m o r e i n fo r m a ti o n about

the ECLS

- K :2011 is av a

ilable at ht t

p: / /n ce s

. e d. g ov/ ec l s / M yEC L S K2 0 11

.

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of the EC LS

- K:201 1

.

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph.D.

C ommi s s ion e r

N a tional C e nter for E du ca t i on Stati s tic s

, I n s titute of E d u ca tion Sci e n c es

E n c lo s ur e: ECLS

- K:2011 BrochureSpring 2 0 1 4

[NAME]

[S C HO O L NAME]

[ADD R E SS 1]

[ADD R E SS 2]

[ C IT Y

, S T A T E Z I P]

D ea r S c hool Co o r din a t o r :

W e a r e v e r y happy that y o u r s c hool i s pa r ticip a ting in t he Ea r ly C hildhood Longit u d i nal Stud y

, K i nd e r g a r ten C l a s s of 2 0 10

- 11 (E C LS

- K: 2 0 1 1). A s y ou kno w

, this s p r ing w e a r e pl a nning to

c oll ec t i n f o r m a t i on f r om t he c hi l d r e n s a mpl e d a t your s c hool, t h e ir pare n t s , their t eac h e r s

, a nd

th e i r s c h o ol’s a dmin i s t r a to r

. One o r m o r e s t u d e n t s w h o have b e e n pa r t ici p a t i n g in t h e s t u d y

at a d i f f er e nt s c h ool have t r ansf

e rr ed to y o ur s c hool, and we w o uld l ike t o c o m plete

a ss e ss m e n ts w i t h t h em al o ng w i th t he c h il d r e n who h ave pa r t i ci p ated in y our s c h ool i n

t he pa s t

.

A s w ith t he oth e r particip a t

i ng c hildr e n at y o u r s c h oo l

, t h e s e a dditional c hil d r e n w ill c omplete

one

- o n

- one a ss e s s m e nts w i t h t r a in e d EC L S

- K : 2 0 11 a ss es s o rs

. T h e s e a ss es s m e n t s a r e d e s i g n e d to

m ea s ure c hil d r e n’s r ea ding, m a them a ti c s

, a nd s c i e n c e s k i lls a nd know

le dg e

, a s we ll a s o b ta i n

indi ca to r s o f c hildr e n ’ s m e mo r y a nd abi l i ty to f oll o w r ul e s in a s t r u c tu r e d t a sk

. C hi l d r e n a ls o w ill

h a ve their hei g

ht and we i g

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn a i r e a bout t h e m se lv e s a nd

their e x p e r i e n ce s i n s c hool. T h e s e as s es s m e n t ac tiviti e s w ill t a ke a pp r oxim a tely 80 minutes f o r

eac h c hild to compl e t e

.

A c ompon e nt of t he d a ta c o ll ec tion involv e s c oll ec t i ng i n f o r m a tion a bo u t t h e s a mp l e d s tuden t s

f r om their te ac h e r s u s ing se l f

- a dm i ni s t e r e d qu es tionn a ir e s

. We a l s o w ill c oll e c t info r m a tion f

r o m

the s c hool a dmini s t r a t o r

.

W e a pp r ec i a te y our h e lp wi t h four tas k s

, w hi c h are d e ta i l e d in the e n c lo s e d m a teri a l s

. T h e s e a r e (1) c o n firm that t he c hildr e n pa r ticip a ting in t he EC L S

- K:2011 are atte n d i ng y our s c h o ol ( t he list

of p a r t i c ip a ting c hildr e n w

ill be s e nt separately

); (2) c on f irm the d a te a nd time f

o r the s p r ing

ac tiv i tie s ; ( 3 ) id e nti f

y a n ap p r op r i a te s pa c e f

o r the a ss e s s m e nt s ; a n d (4) i d e nti f y the p r im a r y

te ac h e r s o f the particip a ting c hildr e n. P l ea s e r ea d the e n c lo s e d m a teri a ls f or m o r e inf

o r m a ti o n

about t he s tudy a nd y o u r i m po r ta n t role in it

.

T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E d u ca tion St a ti s ti c s (NC E S) o f the U .S. D e partm e nt of E du ca ti o n’s

I n s titute o f E du ca tion S c i e n ce s is the p r im a r y s pon s o r o f the EC L S

- K: 2 0 1 1

, w hi c h is b e ing

c o n du c ted on b e ha l f of N CE S by We s tat. T he EC LS

- K: 2 0 11 has be e n e ndo rs e d by the n a ti o nal

e d u ca tion o r g a niz a tio n s l i s ted on t h i s l e tter. N CE S is a utho r i ze d to c ondu c t t his s t udy und e r 20

U .S. C od e , S e c tion 9543

. U nd e r that l aw

, t he d a ta y ou p r ovide m a y be u s e d only f o r s tatis t i ca l

p u r p o s e s a nd may n o t be d i s c lo s e d, or used , in identifiable form for any other purpose except as

required by law (20 U.S. Code, S ec tion 9573). T he U

. S. O ff i c e of M a na ge m e nt and B ud g e t has

a pp r ov e d the d a ta c oll ec tion under O M B # 1 8 50

- 0750 (expires XX / XX /201 X ).

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of the EC LS

- K:201 1

. W e l o ok f o r w a r d t o w o r king wi t h y ou a nd y our

s c h ool again

. A n E C L S

- K:2011 r e p r e s e n t ative will c all y ou in the c o m ing wee k s to furth e r e xpl a in

the s tudy a nd y our r e s po n s ibiliti e s

. I f y ou ha v e a ny qu e s tio n s or c onc e r ns in a dv a n c e of the p hone

ca ll, pl ea s e ca ll We s tat toll f r e e a t 1

- 888

- 20 4

- 4864 or s e nd an e m a il to EC LSKH E LP@ w e s tat. c o m

.

Sin ce r e l y

,

J ac k Buckl ey

, Ph

. D.

C ommi s s ion e r

N a tional C e nter for E d u ca tion S t a t i s tic s

, I n s tit u te of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s SPRING 3 RD GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS

AT A CONTINUING SCHOOL WITH NEW TRANSFER

STUDENTS IDENTIFIED IN SPRING 2014Spring 2014

[PRINCIPAL NAME]

[SCHOOL NAME]

[ADDRESS]

[CITY, ST ZIP]

Dear School Administrator

,

Thank you for participating in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class

of 2010

- 11 (ECLS

- K :2011). Enclosed is an honorarium for your school as a token of our

appreciation for your school’s participation in this important study of American education

.

The study has been very successful to date because of the cooperation and participation of

the children, parents, schools, and teachers. You can find further information and results

from the study at our website at http://www.myeclsk2011.com/default.html

.

Thank you for your support of the ECLS

- K:2011

. We look forward to working with you in

future rounds of the study

. If you have any questions or concerns please call our toll

- free

number 1

- 888

- 204

- 4864 or email us at ECLSKHELP@westat.com

.

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of the EC LS

- K:201 1

.

Sincerely,

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph.D.

C ommi s s ion e r

N a tional C e nter for E du ca t i on Stati s tic s

, I n s titute of E d u ca tion Sci e n c es SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR THANK YOU

LETTER

- HONORARIASpring 2014

[PRINCIPAL NAME]

[SCHOOL NAME]

[ADDRESS]

[CITY, ST ZIP]

Dear School Administrator

,

Thank you for participating in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class

of 2010

- 11 (ECLS

- K:2011).

The study has been very successful to date because of the cooperation and participation of

the children, parents, schools, and teachers. You can find further information and results

from the study at our website at http://www.myeclsk2011.com/default.html

.

Thank you for your support of the ECLS

- K:2 011. We look forward to working with you in

future rounds of the study. If you have any questions or concerns please call our toll

- free

number 1

- 888

- 204

- 4864 or email us at ECLSKHELP@westat.com.

Sincerely,

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph.D.

C ommi s s ion e r

N a tional C e nter for E du ca t i on Stati s tic s

, I n s titute of E d u ca tion Sci e n c es SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR THANK YOU

LETTER

- NO HONORARIAECLS

- K:2011 HEARING EVALUATION REPORT

STUDENT NAME: < Child’s first name > < Child’s last name >

DATE OF HEARING EVALUATION : < date of hearing evaluation >

The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study

– Kindergarten Class of 2010

- 11 (ECLS

- K:2011) conducted

hearing evaluations on some children this spring. < Child’s first name > received this hearing check at

school on < date >.

[RESULTS A

– for children with sufficient threshol ds to produce a summary report]

Results of the hearing check < text from audiometry table or “ show that <child’s first name> ’s hearing is within

the expected range , meaning that <child’s first name> was able to hear sounds that children with normal

hearing can hear. ”>. Details about < child’s first name >’s hearing check are provided on the attached page.

Please note that we may not have been able to check all of the sounds during < child’s first name >’s

evaluation. If some sounds were not checked, it was lik ely because there was not enough time or the

room was too noisy to complete the entire evaluation.

[RESULTS B

– for children with insufficient thresholds to produce a summary report]

Unfortunately, we cannot summarize the results of < child’s first name > ’s hearing check because we were not

able to obtain results for enough sounds to draw conclusions about < child’s first name >’s hearing. This likely

happened because there was not enough time or the room was too noisy to complete the evaluation. Details

abo ut any results we could obtain are provided on the attached page.

[PHYSICIAN’S REFERRAL TEXT A

– for children with any threshold > 15 dB HL]

The ECLS

- K:2011 hearing evaluation can identify possible hearing problem s but cannot determine the

cause of thos e problems

. While our study staff attempted to do the hearing check in a quiet location, the

t esting conditions in the school may have affected the results . This evaluation does not replace a full

hearing examination by a medical professional. If you have not already done so, we recommend that you

talk to y our child’s doctor or other health professional about scheduling a complete hearing evaluation.

You may wish to take this report with you to the doctor or other health professional.

[PHYSICIAN’S REFERRAL TEXT B

– for all other children]

While our study staff attempt ed to do the hearing check in a quiet location, the t esting conditions in the

school may have affected the results . This evaluation does not replace a full hearing examination by a

medical profe ssional. Please talk to your child’s doctor or other health professional about a complete hearing

evaluation if you have any concerns about < child’s first name >’s hearing.

The ECLS

- K:2011 hearing evaluations were overseen by certified audiologists at the Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention (CDC). If you have any q uestions about this hearing evaluation , please contact

the ECLS

- K:2011 audiology team at 513

- 533

- 8485 or CLT6@cdc.gov

.

The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) sponsored the

hearing evaluations included in the ECLS

- K:2011. The NIDCD is part of the National Institutes of

Health (NIH), the nation’s medical research agency. For further information on hearing loss and its

effects, prevention, treatment, or rehabilitation, please contact the NIDCD at 800

- 241

- 1044 or visit

them on the web at www.nidcd.nih.gov

.

## ECLS

- K:2011 H EARING EVALUATION REPO RT (continued)

STUDENT NAME: < Child’s first name > < Child’s last name >

DATE OF HEARING EVALUATION : < date of hearing evaluation >

Detailed Repor t

The softest sounds a person can hear are called hearing thresholds. The ECLS

- K:2011 hearing evaluation

checked thresholds at several different pitches, or frequencies, which are measur ed in Hertz . Some of the

sounds had a lower frequency (such as 2000 H ert z, which is about the pitch of a watch ticking), and

some of the sounds had a highe r frequency (such as 8000 Hertz , which is about the pitch of birds

chirping).

Thresholds are measured in decibels . The threshold tells how loud each sound had to be for < child’s first

name > to be able to hear it. When thresholds are s maller , that means you r child can hear quieter sounds,

which indicate s better hearing. Threshold values that are more than 15 decibels ( about as loud as a breeze

blowing through the leaves of a tree ) indicate possible hearing difficulty in children.

< Child’s first name >’s resu lts are shown in the table below. Thresholds towards the left of the table (for

example, 2000 Hertz ) indicate how well your child can hear lower

- pitched sounds and thresholds toward

the right (for example, 8000 Hertz ) indicate how well your child can hear higher

- pitched sounds

. Thresholds in bold indicate hearing levels that are higher than what is expected for children and may

need further evaluation.

< Child’s first name >’s Hearing Thresholds by Ear and Pitch

Pitch of Tested Sound ( Frequency in H ert z)

( lower ) 1000 2000 3000 4000 6000 8000 (higher)

Right Ear Thresholds ( decibels )

Left Ear Thresholds ( decibels )

[Include shaded columns in table only if any thresholds exist for at least one of the shaded cells.]

[ Print the following legends only if the code explained by them appears in the table .]

* * * = It was too noisy or there was not enough time to test this sound.

NRS = No Response. Your child did not indicate he or she could not hear this sound even when it

was very loudE a r l y Childhood L o ngitudinal S tu d y

, K in d e r g a r ten Cla s s of 2 0 1 0

- 11

Spring 3 rd G r ade He a r ing R e sults Lette r : Pr o g r ammi n g Inst r uctions

1. Insert c hi l d ’ s f i r s t a nd l ast n a m es a n d t est d a t e i n a p p r o p r i a t e f i e l ds i n t h e h e a d er a n d r e p o rt.

2. Det e r m i ne i f su f f i c i e n t t h re s h o l ds are a v a i l a b l e t o re p ort s u m m a r y res u l ts.

a) Check e a c h e ar f or s u f f i c i e n t t h res h o l ds t o ca l c u l a te a thre s h o l d a v er a g e

.

A v ai l a b l e thre s h o l ds are d e f i n e d a s o ne of t h e f o l lo w i n g:

i. A t h res h old g r e at e r t h an i ts cor r esp o n d i ng m i n i m u m t e s ta bl e t h res h o l d re p or t ed b y

the n o i s e m o ni t ori n g s y s t e m

ii. A n N R S ( n o re s p o nse) thr es h ol d

b) For each e ar i n w h i c h t wo o r m ore thre s h o l ds are avai l a b l e a m o n g t h e f re q u e n c i e s 1 0 0 0

, 2 0 0 0

, 3 0 00, a n d 4 0 00 H z

, c a l c u l a te t he t hre s h o l d a v e r a g e of t h e a v a i l a b l e t h r es h o l ds a t

th o s e f re q u e nc i e s

.

N O T E : U s e t he 1 0 5 dB f or NRS t hre s h o l ds w h en ca l c u l a t i n g t h e f re q u e n c y a v er a g e

.

c) If a thre s h o l d a v er a ge c a n be ca l cu l a t ed f or at l e ast o n e e ar, a re s ults su m m a r y w i l l be

re p orte d

. F o l lo w t h e instr uc t i o n s pr o v i d e d in # 3

, b e l o w

.

d) If a thre s h o l d a v er a ge c a n n ot be ca l cu l at e d f or e i t h e r e ar, a re su l ts su m m a r y w i l l n ot be

re p orte d

. F o l lo w t h e instr uc t i o n s pr o v i d e d in # 4 b e l o w.

3. R E S UL T S A

– f or c h i l dren w i th s u f f i c i e n t thre s h o l ds t o prod u c e a su m m a r y re p ort.

Insert a p propr i at e res u l ts t ex t i nto t h e R E S UL T S A p a r a g ra p h o f t h e evalu a t i on r e p o r t

.

a) If a l l a v a i l a b l e t hre s h o l ds ( a t a n y t e s t ed f re q u e n c y ) are  1 5 d B HL i n b o t h e a r s

, i n s ert “s h o w

th a t < c hi l d ’ s f i r s t n a m e > ’ s h e a r i n g i s w i t h i n the expected range, meaning that <child’s first

name> was able to hear sounds that children with normal hearing can hear. ” i n t he

R E S UL T S A p ara g ra p h.

b) If a n y a v a i l a b l e t hre s h o l d ( a t a n y tes t ed f re q u e n c y ) i s > 15 d B H L in e i t h er e a r, i n s ert the text

f r o m t h e a u dio m et r y r e su l ts ta b l e gi v en b e l o w i n t he R ES U L T S A p aragr a ph. If su f f i c i e n t

thre s h o l ds are avai l a b l e to c a l c u l a te a f re q u e n c y a v er a ge f or both e a r s

, u s e t h e p o orer ( i .e

. , l arger) t h r esh o l d a v er a ge t o se l ect the a p p r o p r i a te t ext.

P T A : P UR E T O N E A VE R AGE (1 0 0 0

, 2 0 0 0, 3 0 0 0, 4 0 0 0 H Z )

P T A < 20 2 0 ≤ P T A < 3 5 3 5 ≤ P T A < 50 5 0 ≤ P T A

show a sli g

ht

h ea ring lo s s w hi c h

w ould pr o bably not

ca use < c h il d ’s first

na me > mu c h

dif f i c ult y

, show a h ea ring l o s s

w hi c h may ca use

< c h il d ’s first na me > t o

miss s o me sp eec h

soun d s, show a h ea ring l o s s

w hi c h c ould ca use

< c h il d ’s first na me > t o

ha v e dif f i c ulty h ea ring

sp eec h, show a h ea ring l o s s

w hi c h c ould ca use

< c h il d ’s first na me > t o

ha v e si g nifi ca nt

trouble h ea r i ng sp eec h

a nd oth e r sou n ds,Rig h t E ar T h r e s holds

Left E ar T h r e s hol d s Right E ar T h r e s holds

Left E ar T h r e s hol d s 4. R E S UL T S B

– f or c h i l dren w i th i nsu f f i c i e n t t hre s h o l ds t o p ro d uce a su m m a r y r e p o rt.

Insert the R E S UL T S B p aragra p h o f t h e evalu a t i on r e p o r t

.

5. P r i nt t h e a p propr i ate P H Y S ICI A N ’ S R E F E R R A L t ext in t h e eva l u ation r e p o rt.

a) If a n y a v a i l a b l e t hre s h o l d ( a t a n y tes t ed f re q u e n c y ) i s > 15 d B H L in e i t h er e a r, pri n t

P H YS IC I A N ’ S R E F E R R A L T EX T A

.

b) For a l l o t h e r chi l dr e n, p r i nt P H YS IC I A N ’ S R E F E R R A L T EX T B

.

6. P r i nt t h e He a r i ng T hre s h ol d s t a ble in t h e d e tai l e d e v a l u at i o n re p ort.

a) If at l e a s t o n e t h resh o l d ex is ts at 1 0 0 0, 3 0 0 0

, o r 6 0 0 0 H z i n e i t h er ear, pri n t t h e la rg e r resu l ts

ta b l e in re p ort, a s sh ow n b e l o w:

< Child’s fi r st n a m e > ’s T h r e s holds b y E ar and P it c h

P itch of T e s ted S ound ( H e r tz)

(lower) 100 0 200 0 300 0 400 0 600 0 800 0 (high e r)

( d ec i be l s)

( d ec i be l s)

b) If no t h re s h o l ds e x i s t a t 1 0 0 0, 3 0 0 0

, or 6 0 00 H z i n e i t h er ear, p r i nt t he sh orter re s u l ts t a ble i n

the re p ort, a s s ho w n b e lo w :

< Child’s fi r st n a m e > ’s T h r e s holds b y E ar and P it c h

P itch of T e s ted S ound ( H e r tz)

(lower) 200 0 400 0 800 0 (high e r)

( d ec i be l s)

( d ec i be l s)

c) Insert a u d i o m etr i c t h resh ol ds i n t o t h e a p propr i ate c el l s i n t he t a b l e.

i. If t h ere w as n o re s p o nse a t t h e li m i t o f t h e a u d i o m et e r f or a p a rt i cu l ar f re q u e n c y

, i nsert

“N R S ” i n to t h a t c e l l a nd pr i nt t he N RS l e g e n d b e l o w t he t a b l e.

ii. If a thre s h o l d co u l d n o t be o b t a i n e d, i nsert “  ” i nto t h a t c e l l a n d pri n t t h e “  ”

l e g e n d b e l o w t he t a b l e.

iii. If a thre s h o l d i s l ess t h an or e q u al t o t h e m i n i m u m t e s t a b l e t hre sh old re p orted b y t he n oi s e

m o ni t or i ng s y s tem f or t h at t hre s h o l d, i nsert “  ” i nto t h a t cell a nd p r i nt the “  ” l e g e n d

b el o w t h e t a b l e.

## Spring Fourth

- Grade Letters

Distributed During Fall 2014 Advance School ContactFall 2014

[NAME]

[S C HO O L NAME]

[ADD R E SS 1]

[ADD R E SS 2]

[ C IT Y

, S T A T E Z I P]

D ea r S c hool Co o r din a t o r :

W e a r e v e r y happy that y o u r s c hool i s pa r ticip a ting in t he Ea r ly C hildhood Longi t u d i nal Stud y

, K i nd e r g a r ten C l a s s of 2 0 10

- 11 (E C LS

- K: 2 0 1 1). A s y ou m a y kno w

, w e c oll ec t e d info r m a tion l a s t

yea r f r om t he c hildr e n pa r ticip a ting in t he s tud y

, t h e ir pare n t s

, t h e ir te ac h e r s

, a nd th e i r s c h oo l ’s

a dmini s t r a t o r

. W e a r e looking fo r wa r d to f ollo w i ng t h e s e c hildr e n th i s s c hool yea r

.

T his s p r in g

, c hil d r e n w

ill c o mpl e te on e

- o n

- one a ss e ss m e nts w i t h t r a in e d EC L S

- K: 2 0 11 a ss es s o r s

. T h e s e a ss es s m e nt s a r e d e s i g n e d to m e a s ure c h ildren’s r ea ding, m a them a ti c s

, a nd s c i e n c e s ki l l s a nd

know l e dge, a s we ll a s ob t a in i n di ca to r s of c hi l d r e n’s m e m o r y a nd a bility to f ol l ow r ul e s in a

s t r u c tu r e d tas k

. C hi l d r e n a ls o w ill h a ve their hei

g ht and we i g

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a

qu e s tionn a i r e a bout t h e m se lv e s a nd their e x p e r i e n ce s i n s c hool. T h e s e a ss es s m e n t ac tiviti e s w ill

t a ke a p p r oxim a t e ly 80 minutes for eac h c hild to c omplet e

.

A c ompon e nt of t he d a ta c o ll ec tion involv e s c oll ec t i ng i n f o r m a tion a bo u t t h e s a mp l e d s tuden t s

f r om their te ac h e r s u s ing se l f

- a dm i ni s t e r e d qu es tionn a ir e s

. We a l s o w ill c oll e c t info r m a tion f

r o m

the s c hool a dmini s t r a t o r

.

W e a pp r ec i a te y our h e lp w i t h four tas k s

, w

hi c h are d e ta i l e d in the e n c lo s e d m a teri a l s

. T h e s e a r e (1) c o n firm that t he c hildr e n pa r ticip a ting in t he EC L S

- K:2011 are atte n d i ng y our s c h o ol ( t he list

of p a r t i c ip a ting c hildr e n w

ill be s e nt separately

); (2) determine the d a te a nd time f o r the s p r ing

ac tiv i tie s ; ( 3 ) id e nti f

y a n ap p r op r i a te s pa c e f

o r the a ss e s s m e nt s ; a n d (4) i d e nti f y the p r im a r y

te ac h e r s o f the particip a ting c hildr e n. P l ea s e r ea d the e n c lo s e d m a teri a ls f or m o r e inf

o r m a ti o n

about t he s tudy a nd y o u r i m po r ta n t r ole in it.

T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E d u ca tion S t a ti s tics (

N CE S) of the U .S. D e par t m e nt o f E du ca tion’s

I n s titute o f E d u ca tion Sci e n ce s is the pr i m a r y s po n s or of t he EC L S

- K: 2 0 1 1

, w hi c h is b e ing

c o n du c ted on b e ha l f of N CE S by We s tat. The EC L S

- K:2011 has be e n e ndo rs e d by the n a ti o nal

e d u ca tion o r g a niz a tio n s l i s ted on t h i s l e tte r

. N CE S is a utho r i ze d to c ondu c t t his s t udy und e r 20

U

. S. C od e , S e c tion 9543

. U nd e r that l aw

, t he d a ta y ou p r ovide m a y be u s e d only f o r s tatis t i ca l

p u r p o s e s a nd may n o t be d i s c lo s e d, or u s e d, in id e nt

i fi a ble f o r m for a ny oth e r p u r p o s e e x ce pt as

r e quired by l a

w ( 20 U

. S. Co d e

, S ec tion 9573). T he U

. S. O ff i c e of M a na ge m e nt and B ud g e t has

a pp r ov e d the d a ta c oll ec tion under O M B # 1 8 50

- 0750 (e x pir e s XX/XX/2 0 1 X )

.

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of the EC LS

- K:201 1

. W e l o ok f o r w a r d t o w o r king wi t h y ou a nd y our

s c h ool again

. A n E C L S

- K:2011 r e p r e s e n t ative will c all y ou in the c oming w ee k s to furth e r e xpl a in

the s tudy a nd y our r e s po n s ibiliti e s

. I f y ou ha v e a ny qu e s tio n s or c onc e r ns in a dv a n c e of the p hone

ca ll, pl ea s e ca ll We s tat toll f r e e a t 1

- 888

- 20 4

- 4864 or s e nd an e m a il to EC LSKH E LP@ w e s tat. c o m

.

Sin ce r e l y

,

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph

. D.

C ommi s s ion e r

N a tional C e nter for E d u ca tion S t a t i s tic s

, I n s tit u te of E du ca tion Sci e n ce s SPRING 4 TH GRADE SCHOOL COORDINATOR LETTER

FOR CONTINUING SCHOOLS, SENT IN ADVANCE OF

FALL RECRUITMENT.Fall 2014

[SUP ER I N T E NDE N T N A M E ]

[D I S T R I C T NAME / D I OC E S E ]

[ADD R E S S ]

[ C IT Y

, S T A T E Z I P]

D ea r Superintendent:

I am wr i t i n g t o i n f

o r m y o u t h a t o n e or m o r e s t u de n ts w ho a r e p a r t i c i pa t i ng in t h e E a r ly

C h i ld h ood L o n g i t u d i n al S t u dy, K i n d e r g a r ten C la s s of 2 01 0

- 1 1 ( E CL S

- K :20 11 ) have

t r ansf e rr e d t o a s cho o l in your d i s t r ic t

.

T he EC LS

- K: 2 0 11 is the th i r d in a s e r i e s o f long i tudin a l s tudi e s of y o u ng c hildr e n c o ndu c ted by

the N a tional C e nter f

o r E d u ca tion S t a ti s tics (

N CE S). T h e ea r li e r s tudi e s ha v e b ee n i mpo r ta n t

s ou r c e s of d a ta for r e s ea r c h e r s a nd poli c y m a k e r s to ad d r e s s k e y i s s u e s r e l a ted to c hi l d r e n’s

d e v e lopment a nd l ea r n i n g

, i n c luding lit e r ac y in the ho m e , the te ac hing of r ea ding a n d

m a them a tic s

, a nd the as s o c i a tions b e tw ee n physic a l e x e r c i s e

, c hildhood obesi t y

, a nd we l l

- b e ing.

R e s ea r c h e r s u s ing the d a ta h a ve publi s h e d t h e ir f

i ndings w id e ly in s c i e nti f

ic jo u r na l s a nd the

popular p r es s

. N CE S a l s o p re s e nts r e s u l ts f r o m th e s e s t u di e s f

o r p r ac t i tione r s a nd t he g e n e r a l

public on o u r we b s i te, ht t p : //n ce s

. e d. g ov/ ec l s

.

Like its p r e d eces s or s tudi e s

, the EC L S

- K:2011 will p r ov i de impo r tant i n fo r m a tion o n child r e n’s

ea r ly l ea r ning a nd d e v e lop m e nt, t r a n s ition i nto ki n d e r g a r ten, a nd p r o g r es s t h r ough e l e m e ntary

s c hool. T he n e w c oh o r t o f s tud e nt s ’ s c ho o l e xp e r i e n ce s w ill be c ompared to th o s e of ov e r a

d eca de ea r li e r to s t u dy the e xt e nt t o w hi c h the d e mo g r a phic pr o file of c hil d r e n and t h e ir

e nvironme n t f

o r l ea r ning ha

v e c han ge d

, a nd how th e s e c han ge s r e l a te to d e v e lopme n tal a nd

aca d e mic dif

f e r e n ce s ac r o s s the c oho r t s

.

T his s p r ing, t he particip a ting c hildr e n w ill c ompl e te i ndi v

idu a l a ss es s m e n ts w

i t h t r a in e d EC L S

K :2011 as s e ss o rs

. T h e s e as se ss me n ts are d e s i g n e d t o m e a s ure c hildr e n ’ s r ea ding, m a t h e m a ti c s

, a nd

s c i e n c e s ki l ls a n d kno w

l e dg e

, a s we ll a s obt a in i ndi ca to r s of c hildr e n ’ s m e m o r y a nd a b ility to

f ol l ow r ul e s in a s t r u c tu r e d t a sk , b o th of w hi c h a r e as s o c i a ted w ith l ea r ning. C hil d r e n w

ill a l s o

ha v e the i r h e i g

ht and we i g

ht m e a s ur e d a nd w

ill c omplete a qu es tio n na i r e a bout t h e m s e lv e s a n d

t h e ir e xp e r i e n ce s in s c h oo l

. T he a ss e ss m e n t a c tiviti e s w ill ta k e a pp r oxim a tely 80 m i nutes p e r c hild

to c omplet e . Paren t s o f the s t u dy c hildr e n w ill be a s k e d to particip a te by p r oviding ba c k g r ound

info r m a tion abo u t t h e i r c hi l d r e n and th e i r f a mili e s dur i n

g a tel e phone intervi e w. T he c hildr e n’s

t eac h e r s w

ill be a s k e d to p r o vide info r m a tion ab o ut th e m s e lv e s a nd the sampled c hildr e n. W e a l s o

w ill a s k the school ’ s a dm i ni s t r a tor to c omplete a s e l f

- a dmin i s ter e d qu e s ti o nnaire a bout the s c hool

and h i s or h e r ba c k

g r oun d

.

Par t i c ip a tion in th i s s tudy i s volunt a r y ; ho we v e r

, w e a s k y our a g e n c y to s upp o r t t he particip a tion

of s c h ools i n y our di s t r i c t in the EC LS

- K:201 1

. B eca u s e t he EC LS

- K:2011 i s d e s i g

n e d to be a

r e p r e s e n tative s a mple of U

. S . s t ud e n t s

, i t s acc ur ac y d e p e nds on the full particip a t i on of the

s a mpl e d s c hoo l s a nd s tuden t s

. SPRING 4 TH GRADE LETTER FOR NEW DISTRICTS WITH PREVIOUSLY

NON

- PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INTO WHICH STUDY CHILDREN HAVE

TRANSFERRED DURING RECRUITMENTT he N a ti o nal Ce nter f o r E d u ca tion St a ti s ti c s o f the U .S. D e partm e nt of E du ca ti o n’s I n s titute o f

E du ca tion Sci e nc e s is the pr i m a r y s p o n s o r o f the EC L S

- K: 2 0 1 1, w hi c h is b e ing c o ndu c t e d on

b e ha l f of N CE S by We s ta t

. T he EC LS

- K: 2 0 11 has b ee n e ndo rs e d by the n a t i onal e d u ca tion

o r g a niz a tions listed on t h is l e tter. NC E S is a u tho r i ze d to c ondu c t t h i s s tudy und e r 20 U

. S. C od e

, S ec tion 9543

. U nd e r that l a w , the d a ta provid e d by y our s c hoo l s

, s taf f

, s tude n t s

, a nd their parents

m a y be u s e d o nly f

o r s tat i s tic a l p u r p o s e s a nd m a y not be d i s c lo s e d, o r u s e d, i n id e nti f i a ble f o r m

for a ny ot h e r pu r p o s e e x ce pt as r e quir e d by l a w ( 20 U

. S. C o d e , S ec t

ion 95 7 3). T he U

. S. O ffi c e of

M a na g e m e nt and Budget has approved the data collection under OMB # 1850

- 0750

(expires XX/XX/201X

).

I n p r e paration for our s p r i n g ac tiviti e s in the s c hoo l s

, in the n e xt f e w d ay s a r e p r e s e n tative f

r o m

We s tat w ill c ont ac t t

he s c h o ols in y o u r d i s t r i c t that t he s t ud y ’s s tud e n t s a tten d

. W e a r e r e quired by

l a w to p r o te c t t h e nam e s of s c h ools i n the s tudy f r o m di s c lo s ur e ; w e a s k t hat eac h di s t r i c t r e s p ec t

t his r e quirem e n t and p r ote c t the id e nti t y of pa r ti c ip a ting s c h o ols a s we l l. I n fo r m a tion c oll ec ted

f r om multiple i nd i

vid ua ls w ill be c omb i n e d to p r odu c e r e p o r t s o f find i ngs f r om the EC LS

K:201 1

. T he r e p o r t s w

ill n o t ident

i f y participat i ng di s t r ict s

, s c hoo l s , child r e n and t h e ir parent s

, or

indiv i du a l s t a ff.

D e ta i l e d inf

o r m a tion a b out t

he EC LS

- K:2011 c a n be f

o u nd in t he brochure e ncl o s e d w ith this

l e t ter. I f y ou ha

v e qu e s t i ons a bo u t t h e s tudy, pl ea s e f ee l f r e e to c a ll We s tat t ol l

- fr e e a t

1

- 888

- 204

- 4864 o r s e n d a n e m a il to EC LSKH E L P@ we s ta t

. c o m

. A l s o, m o r e i n fo r m a ti o n a bout

the E C LS

- K:2 0 11 is a

v a i l a ble a t: ht t p://n c e s

. e d. g ov / ec l s / M yEC LSK 2 0 1 1

.

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of the EC LS

- K:201 1

.

Sin ce r e l y

,

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph.D.

C ommi s s ioner

N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s

, I n s titute of E d u ca tion Sci e n ce s

E n c lo s ur e s: ECLS

- K:2011 Brochure

ECLS

- K:2011 Schools in this DistrictFall 2014

[SUP ER I N T E NDE N T N A M E ]

[D I S T R I C T NAME / D I OC E S E ]

[ADD R E S S ]

[ C IT Y

, S T A T E Z I P]

D ea r Superintendent:

W e a r e v e r y happy that s c h o ols in y o u r d i s t r i c t a r e partic i pating in the Ea r ly C hil d ho o d

Longitud i nal Stud y , K

i n d e r g a r ten C l a s s of 2 0 1 0

- 11 (E CL S

- K: 2 0 1 1). T hank y ou for h e lping m a ke

their pa r ticip a tion p o s s ibl e

. I am w r i t i ng t o i n fo r m y o u t h at o ne o r m o r e s t u d e n t s w ho are

pa r t ici p a t i n g in t h e ECL S

- K :20 1 1 have t r a nsfe r r ed to a s chool i n yo u r d ist r ict t hat was n ot

p r e v i o usly p a r t o f t h e s t u d y

.

T his s p r ing, t he particip a ting c hildr e n w ill c ompl e te i ndi v

idu a l a ss es s m e n ts w

i t h t r a in e d EC L S

K:2011 as s e ss o rs

. T h e s e as se ss m e n ts a r e d e s i g n e d t o m e a s ure c hildr e n ’ s r ea ding, m a t h e m a ti c s

, a nd

s c i e n c e s ki l ls a n d kno w

l e dg e

, a s we ll a s obt a in i ndi ca to r s of c hildr e n ’ s m e mo r y a nd a bility to

f ollow r ul e s i n a s t r u c t u r e d tas k , b o th o f w hi c h are a ss o c i a ted w ith l ea r ning. C hil dr e n w

ill a l s o

ha v e their hei g

ht and we i g

ht m ea s ur e d a nd w

ill c o mpl e te a qu e s tionn a i r e a bout t h e m s e lv e s a nd

their e x p e r i e n ce s i n s c h oo l

. T he as s es s m e nt a c tiviti e s w i l l t a ke a pp r oxim a tely 80 m in utes p e r c hi l d

to compl e te. Paren t s of the s tudy c hildr e n w ill be a s k e d t o parti c ip a te by p r oviding ba c k g r ound

info r m a tion abo u t t h e i r c hi l d r e n and th e i r f a mili e s dur i n

g a tel e phone intervi e w. T he c hildr e n’s

t eac h e r s w

ill be a s k e d to p r o vide info r m a tion ab o ut th e m s e lv e s a nd the sampled c hildr e n. W e a l s o

w ill a s k the school ’ s a dm i ni s t r a tor to c omplete a s e l f

- a dmin i s ter e d qu e s ti o nnaire a bout the s c hool

and h i s or h e r ba c k

g r oun d

.

Par t i c ip a tion in th i s s tudy i s volunt a r y ; ho we v e r

, w e a s k y our a g e n c y to s upp o r t t he particip a tion

of s c hoo l s in y o u r di s t r i c t i n t h e EC LS

- K:201 1

. B eca u s e t h e EC LS

- K:2011 is designed to be a

r e p r e s e n tative s a mple of U

. S . s t ud e n t s

, i t s acc ur ac y d e p e nds on the full particip a t i on of the

s a mpl e d s c hoo l s a nd s tuden t s

.

T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E d u ca tion S t a ti s tics (

N CE S) of the U .S. D e par t m e nt o f E d u ca tion’s

I n s titute o f E du ca tion Sci e n ce s is the p r im a r y s p o n s o r o f the EC L S

- K:201 1 , whi c h is be i ng

conducted on beh a lf o f N CE S by We s t a t

. T he EC LS

- K:2011 has b ee n e ndo r s e d by the n a t i onal

e du ca tion o r g a niz a tions listed on t h is l e tter. NC E S is a u tho r i ze d to c ondu c t t h i s s t udy und e r 20

U

. S. C od e , S ec tion 9543

. U nd e r that l a w , the d a ta provid e d by y our s c hoo l s

, s taf f

, s tude n t s

, a nd

their pare n ts m a y be u s e d only for s tat i s t i ca l purpo s e s a nd may n ot be di s c lo s e d, or u s e d, in

id e n ti f i a ble fo r m for a ny oth e r p u r p o s e e x ce pt as re quired by l a w ( 20 U

. S. Co d e , S ec tion 957 3 ).

T he U

. S. O f

fi c e o f M a na ge m e nt and B ud ge t h a s a pp r o v e d the d a ta c oll ec ti o n und e r

OM B # 1 8 5 0

- 0750 (e x pir e s XX/XX/2 0 1 X ).

In preparation for our spring activities in the schools, in the next few days a representative from

Westat will contact the schools in your district that the study’s students attend. We are required by

law to protect the names of schools in the study from disclosure; we ask that each district respect

this requirement and protect the i dentity of participating schools as well. Information collected from

multiple individuals will be combined to produce reports of findings from the ECLS

- K:2011. The

reports will not identify participating districts, schools, children and their parents, or i ndividual staff. SPRING 4 TH GRADE LETTER FOR CONTINUING DISTRICTS WITH

PREVIOUSLY NON

- PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS INTO WHICH STUDY

CHILDREN HAVE TRANSFERRED DURING RECRUITMENTI f y ou ha v e qu e s tio n s a bo u t the s t u d y , pl ea s e f ee l f r e e to ca ll We s tat tol l

- f

r e e a t

1

- 88 8

- 204

- 4864 o r s e nd an e m a il to E C LSKH E LP@ we s tat. c o m

. A l s o, m o r e info r m a tion ab o ut

the EC L S

- K : 2 0 1 1 is a

v a il a ble a t: ht t p://n ce s

. e d. g ov/ ec l s / M yEC L S K2 0 1 1

.

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of the EC LS

- K:201 1

.

Sin ce r e l y

,

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph.D.

C ommi s s ioner

N a tional C e nter f

or E du ca t i on Stati s tic s

, I n s titute of E d u ca tion Sci e n ce s

Enclosure : List of ECLS

- K:2011 Schools Added from your DistrictFall 2014

[PRINC I PAL NAME]

[S C HO O L NAME]

[ADD R E SS 1]

[ C IT Y

, S T A T E Z I P]

D ea r School Administrator :

I a m w r it i ng to in v ite y ou to particip a te i n an i n s i g h t ful s t ud y , the Ea r ly C hildhood Longitud i nal

Stud y , K i n d e r g a r ten C l a s s of 2 0 1 0

- 11 (E CL S

- K:201 1 )

. T he EC LS

- K: 2 0 11 b e g a n in the 2 0 1 0

- 11

s c hool yea r w

ith a pp r ox i m a tely 18,200 c hildr e n in a b o ut 950 s c h ools ac r o s s the c oun t r y

. W e are

i nvi t i ng y o u t o pa r t i ci p ate becau s e one or m o r e s t u d ents who a r e pa r t i c i pa t i ng i n t he

s t u dy have t r ansf

e rr e d to yo u r s ch o ol.

T he EC L S

- K: 2 0 11 is the th i r d in a s e r i e s o f long i tudin a l s tudi e s of y o u ng c hildr e n c o ndu c ted by

the N a tional C e nter f

o r E du ca tion S t a ti s tics (

N CE S ) . T h e ea r li e r s tudi e s h a ve b e e n impo r ta n t

s ou r ce s of d a ta f

o r r e s ea r c h e r s a nd poli c y m a k e r s to a d d r es s k e y i s s u e s r e l a ted to c hildr e n’s

d e v e l o pment a nd l ea r ning in c luding lit e r ac y in the home, t he te ac hing of r e a ding a nd

math e m a tic s

, a n d the as s o c i a tio n s b e tw ee n ph y s i ca l e x e r c i s e

, c hildhood obes i ty, a nd we ll

- b e ing.

R e s ea r c h e r s u s i n g the d a ta h a ve publ i s h e d t h e ir findin g s w id e ly in s c i e nti f

ic journa l s a n d the

p o pul a r p r e ss . N CE S a l s o p r e s e n t s r e s u l ts f r om these s tudi e s f

o r p r ac titio n e r s a nd the ge n e r a l

public on o u r we b s i te, ht t

p://n ce s

. e d. g ov/ ec l s

.

Like its p r e d eces s or s tudi e s

, the EC L S

- K:2011 will p r ov i de impo r tant i n f

o r m a ti o n o n c hildr e n’s

ea r ly l ea r n i ng a nd d e v e lopment, t r a n s it i on i n to kind e r g a r ten, a nd p r o g r es s t h r ough e l e m e ntary

s c hool. T he n e w c oho r t o f s tud e n t s ’ s c hool e xp e r i e n ce s w ill be c omp a r e d to tho s e o f ov e r a

d eca de ea r li e r to s tudy t he e xt e nt t o w hi c h the d e mo g

r a phic p r o f

ile o f c hildr e n and th e i r

e nvi r on m e n t s f

or l ea r n i ng h a

ve c han ge d

, a nd how th e s e c han ge s r e l a te to d e v e lopment a l a nd

a ca d e mic dif

f e r e n c e s ac r o s s t he c oho r t s

. T he s t udy is d e s c r ib e d i n mo r e d e ta i l in the e n c lo s e d

b r o c h u r e.

T he partic i pation o f eac h of the sel ec ted sc h ools i s c r u c i a l for the suc ces s o f th i s im p o r tant

s tudy. F or t he s t u dy d a ta to acc ur a tely r e p r e s e nt the ea r l y s c hooling e xp e r i e n ce s of a ll c hildr e n

in Am e r i ca , it is vit a

l that the s a mpl e d s tuden t s t a ke part in e ac h phase o f the s tudy. T h e r e f o r e

, th i s s p r ing w e w o uld l

i ke to condu c t a c hild as s es s m e nt wi t h the s a mpl e d c hildr e n w ho are now

a ttend i ng y our s c hoo l

.

T he partic i pating c hild r e n w ill c omplete individ ua l a ss ess m e nts w i t h t r a in e d EC L S

- K : 2 0 11

a ss es s o r s

. T h e s e a ss es s m e nt s a r e d e s i g n e d to m e a s ure c h ildren’s r ea ding, m a them a ti c s

, a nd

s c i e n c e s ki l ls a n d kno w

l e dg e

, a s we ll a s obt a in i ndi ca to r s of c hildr e n ’ s m e m o r y a nd a b ility to

follow r ul e s in a s t r u c t ur e d t a sk , both of w hi c h a r e a s s o c i a ted w

ith l ea r ning. C hil d r e n w

ill a l s o

ha v e their h e i g

ht and w e i g

ht m ea s ur e d a n d w

ill c o m pl e te a qu e s tio n na i r e a bout them s e lv e s a nd

th e ir e xp e r i e n ce s in s c h oo l

. T h e s e as s ess m e nt ac tiviti e s w ill ta k e a pp r oxim a tely 80 m i nutes per

child to c omplete. Paren t s of the study children w ill be a s k e d to p a r ticip a te b y p r oviding

ba c k g r ound i n f

or m a tion about their chi l d r e n a nd th e ir f a mili e s d u r ing a t e l e phone intervi e w.

The children’s t e ac h e r s w

ill be a s k e d to p r ovide i n fo r m a tion a bout the m s e lv e s a nd the s a mpl e d

c hildr e n. W e a l s o w

ill a s k y o u to compl e te a s e l f

- a d mini s tered q u e s t

i onnaire about your school

and background

.

SPRING 4 TH GRADE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR LETTER FOR

TRANSFER SCHOOLS IDENTIFIED DURING RECRUITMENTPar t i c ip a tion in th i s s tudy i s volunt a r y ; ho we v e r

, I e n c o u r a ge y our s c h ool’s particip a t i on in the

EC L S

- K:201 1

. B eca u s e t he EC L S

- K:2011 i s de s igned to be a r e p r e s e n tative s a mp l e of U

. S.

s t ud e n t s , i t s acc ur ac y d e p e nds on the full particip a t i on of y o u r s c h ool, te ac h e r s

, a nd s tuden t s

. W e a r e a s king y o u to identify a s ta f f m e mb e r a t y our s c h ool to ac t a s a li a i s o n w ith the

EC L S

- K:2011 and f

a c ili t ate the ac tivi t

ies in t h e s c ho ol that a r e pa r t of the s tudy. I n a pp r ec i a tion

f o r the i r time a

nd e ff o r t s , p a r ticip a t

i ng te ac h e r s w

ill r ece ive a n hono r a r

i um.

T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E d u ca tion St a ti s ti c s o f the U .S. D e partm e nt of E du ca ti o n’s I n s titute o f

E du ca tion Sci e n ce s is the p r im a r y s p o n s o r o f the EC L S

- K:201 1 , whi c h i s being c ondu c ted on

b e ha l f of N C E S by We s tat. T he EC LS

- K : 2 0 11 has b ee n e nd o rs e d by t he nation a l e du ca tion

o r g a niz a tions l

i s ted on th i s l e tter. N CE S is a uth o r i ze d to co n du c t this s tudy und e r 20 U

. S. C od e

, S ec tion 9543

. U nd e r that l aw

, the d a ta prov i d e d by y our sc hool, s taf

f

, s t u d e nt s

, a n d their pa r e nts

m a y be u s e d only for s t a ti s tic a l pu r po s e s a nd may n ot be di s c lo s e d, or u s e d, in id e n ti f i a ble fo r m

for a ny oth e r pu r p o s e e x ce pt as r e quired by l a w ( 20 U

. S. C od e , S ec t

ion 95 7 3). T he U

. S. Of

f i c e

o f M a na ge m e nt and B ud ge t has a p p r ov e d the d a ta c oll ec tion under O M B # 1 8 50

- 0750 (e x pir e s XX/XX / 2 0 1 X

)

. I n fo r m a tion coll ec t e d f

r o m multiple indivi d u a ls w ill be c ombined t o p r odu c e

r e p o r ts of fi n dings f

r o m the EC L S

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. T he r e po r t s w ill n ot id e nti f

y pa r ticip a ting d i s t r i c t s

, sch o ol s

, c hil d r e n and their parent s

, or indiv i du a l s t a ff.

W ithin t he n e xt f

e w d ay s , a r e p r e s e ntative o f We s tat w ill c ont ac t you a bout particip a t i ng in this

i m po r tant s tudy. I f y ou ha v e qu e s tio n s a bout the s t u d y

, pl ea s e f ee l f r e e to ca ll We s tat toll

- f

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. A l s o, m o r e info r m a tion abo u t

the EC L S

- K:2011 is av a

ilable at ht t p://n c e s

. e d. g ov/ ec l s / M y EC LSK 2 0 1 1

.

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of the EC LS

- K:201 1

.

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph.D.

C ommi s s ion e r

N a tional C e nter for E du ca t i on Stati s tic s

, I n s titute of E d u ca tion Sci e n ce s

E n c lo s ur e: ECLS

- K:2011 BrochureFall 2014

[SCHO O L CO O R D I N A

TOR N A M E]

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D ea r S c hool Co o r din a t o r :

W e a r e v e r y happy that y o u r s c hool i s pa r ticip a ting in t he Ea r ly C hildhood Longit u d i nal Stud y

, Kind e r g a r ten C l as s o f 2 0 1 0

- 11 (E C LS

- K: 2 0 1 1). A s y ou k now, this spring we are planning to

collect info r m a tion f

r o m the c hil d r e n s a mpl e d a t yo u r s c hool, th e ir paren t s , their te ac h e rs

, a n d

their s c hool ’ s a dmin i s t r a t o r

. O n e or m o r e s t u d e n t s w h o ha v e been p a r t ici p a t i n g in t h e s t u dy

at a d i f f er e nt s c h ool have t r ansf

e rr ed to y o ur s c hool, and we w o uld l ike t o c o m plete

a ss e ss m ents wi t h t h em a l ong w i th t he c h il d r en w h o have p a r t i c i pa t e d i n y o u r s chool i n

the past.

A s w ith t he oth e r particip a t

i ng c hildr e n a t yo u r s c h ool, t h e s e a dditional c hil d r e n w ill c omplete

on e

- on

- one as s es s m e n t s w i t h t r a in e d EC L S

- K:2011 a s s e ss o rs

. T h e s e as s e s s men t s are de s igned to

m ea s u r e c hildr e n ’ s r ea di n g, m a them a ti c s

, a nd s c i e n c e s ki l ls a nd kno w l e dge, a s we ll a s obt a in

indi ca to r s of c hil d r e n’s m e m o r y a nd abi l ity to follow r ul e s in a s t r u c t u r e d tas k

. C hild r e n a l s o w ill

h a ve their hei g

ht and we i g

ht m ea s u r e d a nd w

ill c om p l e te a qu e s tionn a i r e a bout t h e m s e lv e s a nd

th e ir e xp e r i e n c e s in s c h oo l

. T h e s e as s e s s m e nt ac tivi t i e s w ill t a ke a pp r ox i m a tely 80 minutes for

eac h c hild t o c omplet e

.

A c ompon e nt of t he d a ta c o ll ec tion involv e s c oll ec t i ng i n f o r m a tion a bo u t t h e s a mp l e d s tuden t s

f r om their te ac h e r s u s ing se l f

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i onnair e s

. W e a l s o w

ill c oll e c t info r m a tion f

r o m

the s c hool a dmini s t r a t o r

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, w

hi c h are d e ta i l e d in the e n c lo s e d m a teri a l s

. T h e s e a r e (1) conf i r m that the c hil d r e n parti c ip a t i ng in the E C L S

- K:2011 are attend i ng your s c hool ( the l is t

of particip a ting c hi ld r e n w ill be s e n t separately

); (2) determine the d a t e a nd time f o r the

as s es s m e n t ac tiviti e s n e xt s p r i ng; (3) id e n ti f y a n approp r i a te spa c e f

o r t h e a ss es s m e n t s ; a nd

(4) id e nt i fy the prim a r y te ac h e r s of t he pa r ticip a ting c hil d r e n. Ple a s e r ea d the e n c lo s e d m a teri a l s

f o r m o r e info r m a tion abo u t t h e s tudy a nd y our im p o r ta n t r ole in i t

.

T he N a ti o nal Ce nter f

o r E d u ca tion S t a ti s tics (

N CE S) of the U .S. D e par t m e nt o f E d u ca tion’s

I n s titute o f E du ca tion Sci e n ce s is the p r im a r y s p o n s o r o f the EC L S

- K:201 1 , whi c h i s being

c ondu c ted on b e ha l f of N C E S by We s tat. T he EC LS

- K : 2 0 11 has be e n e nd o rs e d by t he nation a l

e du ca tion o r g a niz a tions l i s ted on th i s l e tter. N CE S is a uth o r i ze d to co n du c t this s tudy und e r 20

U

. S. C od e

, S ec tion 9543

. U nd e r that l aw

, the d a ta y ou p r ovide m a y b e u s e d only for s tat i s tic a l

p u r p o s e s a nd may not be d i s c lo s e d, or u s e d, in id e n ti f i a ble f o r m f o r a ny oth e r p u r p o s e e x ce pt as

r e quired by l a

w (20 U .S. C od e

, S ec tion 957 3 ). T he U

. S. O ff i c e of M a na ge m e nt and B ud ge t h a s

a pp r o v e d the d a ta c oll ec ti o n und e r OM B # 1 8 5 0

- 0750 (e x pir e s XX/XX/2 0 1 X )

.

T hank y ou for y o u r s upp o r t of t h e EC L S

- K:201 1

. W e l o ok f o r w a r d t o w o r king wi t h y ou and y our

s c h o ol again

. A n E C L S

- K: 2 0 11 r e p r e s e n tative w ill ca ll y ou in the c oming wee ks t o fu r ther e xpl a in

the st u dy a nd y our r e s po n s ibiliti e s

. I f y ou ha v e a ny qu e s tio n s o r c onc e r n s in a dv a n c e of the p hone

ca ll, pl ea s e ca ll We s tat toll f r e e a t 1

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.

Sin ce r e l y

,

J ac k Buckl ey , Ph

. D.

C ommi s s ion e r

N a tional C e nter for E d u ca tion S t a t i s tic s

, I n s tit u te of E du ca tion S c i e n ce s SPRING 4 TH GRADE LETTER FOR SCHOOL COORDINATORS AT A CONTINUING

SCHOOL WITH NEW TRANSFER STUDENTS IDENTIFIED DURING RECRUITMENT

## Tracking MaterialsBIRTHDAY CARDPOST

- IT NOTES FOR PARENTSHOLIDAY CARD

## Questions for School Coordinators

Spring 2014

1. Paper questionnaire for the school coordinator

2. Telephone interview with the school coordinatorI N S T RU C TIO N A L O R G A N I Z A T ION

S CH OO L C OO R D I N A T O R F O RM

Ne x t y e ar in t h e E C LS

- K : 2 011

, t h e w ay w e ga t he r d a t a f r o m t e a c he rs may c h a n g e

. T o h e lp det e rmi n e

w h at c h a n g e s t o ma k e

, if any, w e w ou l d li k e t o k no w w h e the r fourth

- grade s tu d ent s in y our s c hoo l are

t a u g h t c e r t ain c o re s u b j e c t s, s pe c i f i c al l y La n g u age Ar t s, M a t h e ma t i c s, a n d S c i e n c e

, b y d i ffe r e n t te a c h ers.

W h en t h e E C LS

- K :2 0 1 1 r e p r e s en t a t i v e c alls y o u in t h e ne x t fe w w ee k s, it w ill b e h el p fu l if y o u c a n h ave

th e a n s w e rs t o t h e i te ms be l o w

. I f y o u h ave a n y qu e s t i on s a b o ut th e i te ms o n t h is fo rm, p lease d is c u ss

t h em w i t h t h e s t ud y r ep r e s e n t a t i v e w h en s h e/ h e c alls.

1

. H o w ma n y d i ff e r e n t t e a c h e r s wo u l d a t y pi c a l fourth

- grade s t u d e n t i n y o u r s c h ool h av e across

th e se t h r e e s u b j e c t s: La n g u ag e Art s, Ma th ema t i cs, a n d S c i e n c e

. ( M A R K O NE R E S P O N S E

B E L OW. )

O n e t ea c h er ( E ND H E R E )

T w o d i f fe r en t t e a c he rs ( G O T O Q2 )

Th r e e d i ff e r e n t te a c h e rs ( S KI P T O Q3)

O the r ( T H E E C LS

- K : 201 1 R E P R ESE NT A T I V E WILL A SK Y O U F O R M OR E D E T A ILS

. )

( S KI P T O Q4 )

2

. S in ce y o u a n s w e r e d “ t w o d i ff e r e n t t ea c h e r s

, ” w e a ss u m e th a t on e o f t h e tw o t ea c h e r s i s

r e s p on s ibl e fo r m o r e t h a n on e o f th e s u bj e c t s w e h av e n ame d

. W hi c h s ubj e c t s a r e t y pi c a ll y

t a u g h t b y th e s am e t ea c h e r i n fourth g r a d e ? ( M A R K O NE R E S P O N S E B E L O W A ND S KI P T O Q 4

. )

Mathematics and science

Language arts and mathematics

Language arts and science

Other (THE ECLS

- K :2011 REPRESENTATIVE WILL ASK YOU FOR MORE DETAILS.)

3

. S in ce y o u a n s w e r e d “t h re e diff e r e n t t ea c h e r s

, ” w e a ss u m e th a t ea ch o f th e t h r ee t ea c h e r s i s

r e s p o n s i bl e f o r o n e o f th e s u b j e c t s w e h av e n ame d

. I s thi s c o rr e c t ? ( M A R K O NE R E SP O N S E

B E L O W A ND G O T O Q4. )

Yes, each of the three teachers is responsible for one of the following subjects: Language

Arts, Mathematics, or Science.

No, our school has a different arrangement. (THE ECLS

- K:2011 REPRESENTATIVE WILL ASK

YOU FOR MORE DETAILS.)

4

. O n a n ave r ag e sc ho o l d a y

, do e s a t y p i c a l fourth

- grade s tud e n t a t y o u r s c ho o l s p e n d m or e ti m e

w i t h on e t ea c h e r ( f o r e x am pl e

, a " ho me ro o m t ea c h e r " o r a s p e c if i c s ubj e ct ma tt e r t ea c h e r )

t h a n wi t h a n y o th e r t ea c h e r ? ( T HE E C LS

- K : 20 1 1 R E PR E S E N TA T I VE WI L L A S K Y O U F O R M O R E

D E TAI LS

. )

Yes

No

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

### INSTRUCTIONAL ORGANIZATION

ECLS

- K:2011 STAFF ( TEAM LEADER ) TELEPHONE INTERVIEW FORM

Next year in the ECLS

- K:2011 , the way we gather data from teachers may change. To help

determine what changes to make, if any, we would like to know whether fourth

- grade students

in your school are taught certain core subjects, specifically Language Arts, Mathematics, and

Science, by different teachers

.

1. How many different teachers would a typical fourth

- grade student in your school have

across these three subjects: Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science? (MARK ONE

RESPONSE BELOW.)

One teacher (END HERE)

Two different teachers (SKIP TO Q2)

Three different teachers (SKIP TO Q3)

Other (GO TO Q1a)

1a. Please describe the arrangement for fourth graders at your school for these three

subjects

.

(SKIP TO Q4)

2. Since you answered “two different teachers,” we assume that one of the two teachers

is responsible for more than one of the subjects we have named

. Which subjects are

typically taught by the same teacher in fourth grade? (MARK ONE RESPONSE BELOW.)

Mathematics and science (SKIP TO Q4)

Language arts and mathematics (SKIP TO Q4)

Language arts and science (SKIP TO Q4)

Other (GO TO Q2a)

2a. Please explain how the two teachers share or divide instruction across these three

subjects

.

(SKIP TO Q4)

### 3. Since you answered “t hree different teachers,” we assume that each of the three

teachers is responsible for one of the subjects we have named

. Is this correct? (MARK

ONE RESPONSE BELOW.)

Yes, each of the three teachers is responsible for one of the following subjects:

Language Arts, Mathematics, or Science. (SKIP TO Q4)

No, our school has a different arrangement

. (GO TO Q3a)

3a. Please describe the arrangement

.

(GO TO Q4)

4. On an average school day, does a typical fourth

- grade student at your school spend

more time with one teacher (for example, a "homeroom teacher" or a specific subject

matter teacher) than with any other teacher? MARK ONE RESPONSE BELOW.

Yes (GO TO Q4a)

No (SKIP TO Q4b)

4a. Is “home room teacher” the right term to use or is there another title you use at your

school?

4b. We need to identify the teacher who could best answer questions about each fourth

grade student’s social skills and classroom behavior. What would be the best way to

do that?

Thank you very much for your assis tance.