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Direct linkGrisham, Dana L.; Yoder, Karen Kreider; Smetana, Linda; Dobler, Elizabeth; Wolsey, Thomas DeVere; Lenski, Susan J.; Young, Janet; Chambers, Sandra; Scales, Roya Qualls; Wold, Linda S.; Ganske, Kathy; Scales, W. David – Teacher Education and Practice, 2014
This article describes the first phase of a longitudinal study that examines the impact of teacher preparation programs on the literacy instructional practices of teacher candidates. Case summaries and cross-case analysis by 12 researchers of 10 teacher preparation universities across the United States determined (1) the signature aspects of…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Literacy Education, Educational Practices, Longitudinal Studies
Finore, Ann G. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study investigated elementary teachers' observations of how a representative sample of achieving, average and struggling readers adapted the use of best practice comprehension strategies taught in the classroom as well as during instructional level guided reading time. A researcher-constructed strategy checklist was the instrument teachers…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
L'Allier, Susan; Elish-Piper, Laurie; Bean, Rita M. – Reading Teacher, 2010
Literacy coaches provide job-embedded professional development for teachers, and the number of literacy coaches in elementary schools is increasing. Although literacy coaching offers promise in terms of improving teacher practice and student achievement, guidance is needed regarding the qualifications, activities, and roles of literacy coaches.…
Descriptors: Literacy, Coaching (Performance), Reading, Elementary Schools
Peer reviewedMack, Katherine – Journal of Reading, 1991
Presents samples of a study of the actual and desired roles of Pennsylvania reading supervisors. (RS)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Reading Teachers
Download full textBean, Rita M.; And Others – 1992
A study obtained information from classroom teachers, principals, and reading specialists about what they believed was important in creating effective Chapter 1 programs. One-day meetings were held in three different parts of Pennsylvania during which each group of educators (who were recommended by an advisory board) were interviewed using focus…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Compensatory Education, Elementary Education, Principals
Bean, Rita M.; Swan, Allison L.; Morris, Gregory A. – 2002
Suggesting that too often initiatives have been placed in schools without attention to the implementation process, this paper discusses a model used in a professional development program for teachers of beginning reading and then describes and documents how each feature of the model was addressed through development and implementation work. The…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Cooperation, Faculty Development, Models
Nagy, Nancy M.; Campenni, C. Estelle; Shaw, Janet N. – 2000
The practice of sustained silent reading (SSR) is based on the belief that motivation, interest, self-selection, modeling, and time spent reading contribute to student reading achievement. A study was designed to ascertain the prevalence of SSR in classrooms in a particular geographic area and the degree to which the program's original goals are…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Middle Schools, Program Implementation, Reading Achievement
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 Teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers
Robinson, Dana Jones, Ed. – Laboratory for Student Success (LSS), The Mid-Atlantic Regional Educational Laboratory, 2003
The causes of reading failure are numerous and complex. If instruction provided by the school is ineffective or insufficient, even some otherwise capable learners will have difficulty learning to read. Improving literacy instruction through professional development is an ongoing process involving all of the members of a schoolwide literacy team in…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Reading Failure, Professional Development, Reading Achievement
