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Wolbers, Kimberly A.; Dostal, Hannah M.; Skerrit, Paulson; Stephenson, Brenda – Journal of Educational Research, 2017
A professional development (PD) program for Strategic and Interactive Writing Instruction (SIWI) integrating effective PD features was implemented with teachers over 3 years. Using a 1-way analysis of variance, it was examined whether length of participation in PD impacted knowledge and ability to faithfully implement. Findings indicate…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Statistical Analysis, Knowledge Level, Writing Instruction
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Folsom, Jessica Sidler; Smith, Kevin G.; Burk, Kymyona; Oakley, Nathan – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2017
Substantial research points to the importance of developing strong early literacy skills. However, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, between 2007 and 2013, no more than 55 percent of Mississippi grade 4 students were reading at or above the proficiency level that demonstrates solid academic performance for the grade…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2
Ball, Deborah Loewenberg; Mosenthal, James H. – 1990
This paper considers the role that teacher educators accord to subject matter knowledge in helping teachers to change their practice. Two inservice programs that aim to effect radical change in teachers' practices are examined, one focusing on the teaching of mathematics and the other on the teaching of writing. Drawing on data from interviews and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Elementary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Intellectual Disciplines
Gearhart, Maryl; And Others – 1994
This report documents the content and impact of an in-service program designed to enhance elementary school teachers' competence in narrative writing assessment. The program "Writing What You Read" was designed to help teachers and students make substantive assessments of texts. The program, which focused on a portfolio approach, was conducted…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students