A Systems Approach for Generating Change in the Reading Program.

This administrator's guide is designed to provide a systematic and objective means of evaluating an ongoing reading program. The procedures outlined recognize the important role of the administrator as the change-agent who initiates, encourages, supports, observes, and evaluates programs. The systems approach simplifies the Generic Planning Process required for Pennsylvania school district use by systematically illustrating the steps of the Generic Planning Process and providing appropriate forms for conducting those steps. The systems approach contains five major areas within the reading evaluation model: context evaluation, input evaluation, process evaluation, product evaluation, and installation. Suggestions are given for discrepancy models, worksheets, goals and objectives formation, volunteer assignment charts, and community resources. (MKM)