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Smith, Kelli; Shelley, Tami; Higgins, Pam – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2021
The demand for confident reading teachers is greater than ever before. To guarantee successful reading instruction, teachers across the nation are being trained in the science of reading, which focuses on explicit instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Large reading initiatives are tirelessly working on…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Direct Instruction
Bruno, Paula; Tippett, Tammarra L. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In this mixed-methods explanatory sequential design study, we examined the self-efficacy of elementary-grade reading literacy teachers in two urban public-school districts in Alabama. In Phase I, 312 elementary classroom teachers (20.0% response rate) completed the "Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale" (Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk Hoy,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Elementary School Teachers, Literacy Education, Urban Schools
Tippett, Tammarra L.; Bruno, Paula – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In this mixed-methods explanatory sequential design study, we examined the self-efficacy of elementary-grade reading literacy teachers in two urban public-school districts in Alabama. In Phase I, 312 elementary classroom teachers (20.0% response rate) completed the "Teacher Sense of Efficacy Scale" (Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk Hoy,…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Elementary School Teachers, Literacy Education, Urban Schools
Region 7 Comprehensive Center, 2023
In 2019, the Alabama Legislature passed the Alabama Literacy Act to improve the reading proficiency of public school kindergarten to third grade students and ensure that those students are able to read at or above grade level by the end of third grade. This legislation established and funded regional and local literacy coaches to provide targeted…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Literacy, Evidence Based Practice, Strategic Planning
Lazarev, Val; Schellinger, Adam; Zacamy, Jenna; Newman, Denis – Empirical Education Inc., 2019
Empirical Education Inc. conducted a quasi-experiment investigating the impact of the Alabama Math, Science, Technology Initiative (AMSTI) training. The study compared classes of fully-trained AMSTI teachers to classes taught by teachers with no AMSTI training within the same schools. The outcome measure was the ACT Aspire in math, science, and…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Mathematics Teachers, Science Teachers, Mathematics Achievement
Bounds, Sharon L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative multiple case study was undertaken to answer the following question: How did ReadingĀ® (RR) teachers and former Reading Recovery teachers in a mid-sized rural school system in the southeastern United States describe the influences of their Reading Recovery training as it related to their current professional lives? Additional…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Reading Programs, Reading Teachers, Program Effectiveness
Sibley, Michael O., Ed. – Alabama Department of Education, 2010
"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama," as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…
Descriptors: Mentors, Educational Objectives, Educational Improvement, Reading Teachers
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Kent, Andrea M.; Simpson, Jennifer L. – Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2010
The purpose of this work is to examine using interactive videoconferencing (IVC) to provide preservice teachers with a model of exemplary reading instruction to transfer their learning and implement effective reading instruction. The program was facilitated by university professors and carried out though frequent interactions between preservice…
Descriptors: Reading Teachers, Master Teachers, Reading Instruction, College School Cooperation
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2011
For five years running, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has tracked states' teacher policies, preparing a detailed and thorough compendium of teacher policy in the United States on topics related to teacher preparation, licensure, evaluation, career advancement, tenure, compensation, pensions and dismissal. The "2011 State…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers