Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ511821
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Publication Date: 1995
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Close to the Classroom Is Close to the Bone: Coaching as a Means to Translate Research into Classroom Practice.
Gersten, Russell; And Others
Exceptional Children, v62 n1 p52-66 Sep 1995
The use of coaching to bring research-based teaching practices into general education classrooms to improve reading instruction for students with learning disabilities is explored. Twelve elementary teachers were trained and mentored by consultants and two special education coaches. Special and general educators conceptualized teaching differently and had different priorities. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Consultation Programs, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Inclusive Schools, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Learning Disabilities, Reading Difficulties, Reading Instruction, Regular and Special Education Relationship, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship
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Language: English
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