ERIC Number: EJ884844
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-May
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
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Effects of an Early Literacy Professional Development Intervention on Head Start Teachers and Children
Powell, Douglas R.; Diamond, Karen E.; Burchinal, Margaret R.; Koehler, Matthew J.
Journal of Educational Psychology, v102 n2 p299-312 May 2010
Effects of a 1-semester professional development (PD) intervention that included expert coaching with Head Start teachers were investigated in a randomized controlled trial with 88 teachers and 759 children. Differential effects of technologically mediated (remote) versus in-person (on-site) delivery of individualized coaching with teachers also were examined in a random assignment design. Hierarchical linear model analyses revealed positive PD intervention effects on general classroom environment (d = 0.99) and classroom supports for early literacy and language development (d = 0.92), and on children's letter knowledge (d = 0.29), blending skills (d = 0.18), writing (d = 0.17), and concepts about print (d = 0.22). No significant intervention effects on teaching practices and children's outcomes related to oral language were found. There were no differential effects of remote versus on-site delivery of literacy coaching. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Intervention, Oral Language, Disadvantaged Youth, Emergent Literacy, Classroom Environment, Faculty Development, Language Acquisition, Teaching Methods, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Educational Technology, Program Effectiveness, Student Needs, Writing Skills, Concept Formation, Classroom Techniques, Workshops, Comparative Analysis, Beginning Reading, Alphabets
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale; Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305M040167
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