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Direct linkRebecca J. Landa; Danika Pfeiffer; Calliope Holingue; Emily Baker – Journal of Early Intervention, 2024
A majority of children's language learning experiences occur in inclusive early child care and education settings. Few evidence-based professional development (PD) programs exist to empower early childhood education providers to use language instruction practices with children in inclusive classrooms. There is little research on providers'…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Behavior Modification, Child Language, Inclusion
Piasta, Shayne B.; Justice, Laura M.; Cabell, Sonia Q.; Wiggins, Alice K.; Turnbull, Khara Pence; Curenton, Stephanie M. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2012
The present study investigated the effect of professional development (PD) on preschool teachers' conversational responsivity in the classroom, defined as teachers' use of strategies to promote children's participation in extended conversational exchanges (communication-facilitating strategies) and exposure to advanced linguistic models…
Descriptors: Child Language, Preschool Teachers, Professional Development, Language Acquisition
Hall, Ellen Lynn; Rudkin, Jennifer Kofkin – Teachers College Press, 2011
Using examples from a Reggio-inspired school with children from ages 6 weeks to 6 years, the authors emphasize the importance of children's rights and our responsibility as adults to hear their voices. "Seen and Heard" summarizes research and theory pertaining to young children's rights in the United States, and offers strategies educators can use…
Descriptors: Discussion, Early Childhood Education, Childrens Rights, Young Children
Download full textMathews, Virginia H.; And Others – 1993
The Library/Head Start Partnership Project is administered through a joint agreement between the Library of Congress Center for the Book and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Head Start Bureau. Its purpose is to demonstrate how libraries that serve young children can plan and work with Head Start programs to enhance learning and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Childrens Libraries, Library Services
Landry, Susan H.; Swank, Paul R.; Smith, Karen E.; Assel, Michael A.; Gunnewig, Susan B. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
A quasi-experimental, statewide intervention targeting preschool teachers' enhancement of children's language and early literacy was evaluated. Across 2 years and 20 Head Start sites, 750 teachers participated (500 target, 250 control), with 370 classrooms randomly selected to conduct pre- and posttest assessments (10 randomly selected children…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Teachers, Language Skills
Ohanian, Susan – Learning, 1982
A "Learning" magazine editor recommends five books for teachers: (1) "Hunger of Memory" (Richard Rodriguez); (2) "Cushla and Her Books" (Dorothy Butler); (3) "Uncivil Liberties" (Calvin Trillin); (4) "Selected Letters of James Thurber"; and (5) "The Selected Letters of Mark Twain." A…
Descriptors: Books, Child Language, Early Reading, Elementary Secondary Education
Bartlett, Steve; Burton, Diana; Buckley, Sue – Education 3-13, 2005
This article considers the important part that practitioner research can play in the professional development of teachers. The case study illustrates how a teacher's interests encouraged her to investigate particular areas of her practice. She read literature about emotional intelligence and devised strategies to enhance her classroom teaching.…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Emotional Intelligence, Diaries, Case Studies
