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I am applying for a Dollar General Literacy grant to purchase children's Wonderbooks and VOX Books. Do you have any suggestions for how to answer the questions below?
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Describe the methods that will be used to assess the effectiveness of your program throughout its progression. Describe the measurement tool that will be used to track education gains and the frequency of measurement.</div>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">These sound so much more like questions for schools! But the application is also for public libraries. And yet, the answers to these are required. Thanks!</font></p>
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