K-3 educators--now ELLCO is better than ever The best-selling, field-tested observation toolkit has been revised to specifically assess literacy practices and supports in kindergarten and early elementary classrooms. This New edition is better than ever because it's - Designed for elementary school. Assessment is more accurate with the ELLCO K-3 tool, reworked to reflect the evolving literacy skills of K-3 students. - Streamlined. ELLCO K-3 has just two parts: a classroom observation to gather critical information about five key elements of the literacy environment, and the teacher interview, which supplements the observation with educators' firsthand reflections on their teaching practices. - Easier to administer. Users will get more information about conducting classroom observations, scoring accurately, and limiting bias. They'll also get helpful new descriptors for all five levels of the rating scale that are more specific to elementary school settings and show professionals what to look for.