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ERIC Number: EJ884844
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-May
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
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Available Date: N/A
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.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
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
Author Affiliations: N/A