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Jayanthi, Madhavi; Dimino, Joseph; Gersten, Russell; Taylor, Mary Jo; Haymond, Kelly; Smolkowski, Keith; Newman-Gonchar, Rebecca – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2018
The purpose of this replication study was to examine the impact of the Teacher Study Group (TSG) professional development in vocabulary on first-grade teachers' knowledge of vocabulary instruction and observed teaching practice, and on students' vocabulary knowledge. Sixty-two schools from 16 districts in four states were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Grade 1
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Brownell, Mary T.; Bishop, Anne G.; Gersten, Russell; Klinger, Janette K.; Penfield, Randall D.; Dimino, Joseph; Haager, Diane; Menon, Shailaja; Sindelar, Paul T. – Exceptional Children, 2009
This study explored beginning special education teacher quality and the role that knowledge and skill for teaching reading plays in defining quality. The authors examined the relationship between beginning teachers' knowledge for teaching reading and their classroom practices during reading instruction and, further, relationships between classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Teacher Effectiveness, Reading, Achievement Gains
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Gersten, Russell; Brengelman, Susan Unok – Remedial and Special Education, 1996
Procedures and strategies that consistently lead to teachers' sustained use of innovative research-based practices are characterized by the provision of both behavioral and technical support and opportunities for teachers to explore the conceptual aspects underlying the research. A case study illustrating these components suggests reasons for…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Classroom Techniques, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education