ERIC Number: EJ1487043
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Oct
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-0553
EISSN: EISSN-1936-2722
Available Date: 2025-08-22
Teacher Professional Development for Reading: A Review of the State of the Research
Marissa J. Filderman1; Lisa Didion2; Christy R. Austin3; Blair Payne4; Cindy Silvert1; Jade Wexler5
Reading Research Quarterly, v60 n4 e70054 2025
Teacher professional development (PD) in reading is aimed at improving teachers' instructional practice and, in turn, positively impacting students' reading achievement. Findings from 25 studies included in this meta-analysis demonstrate that overall, reading PD produced significant, positive effects on teacher outcomes (g = 0.62). The overall effects of reading PD on teacher skills were large and significant (g = 0.64), while the effects of reading PD on teachers' beliefs were small and nonsignificant (g = 0.25). Findings also demonstrated significantly larger effects for active participation, providing teachers with opportunities to learn how to implement an evidence-based practice compared to passive participation. More research is needed to better understand other key features of high-quality reading PD, including coherence or alignment of PD content with school and district initiatives and needs to determine the necessary dosage of PD required to maximize teacher outcomes.
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Reading Instruction, Program Effectiveness, Teaching Skills, Teacher Attitudes, Active Learning, Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Special Education, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; 2Department of Special Education, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA; 3Department of Educational Psychology, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; 4Department of Educational and Developmental Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA; 5Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special Education, The University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA

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