Effectiveness of comprehensive professional development for teachers of at-risk preschoolers

Author(s): Landry, Susan H.; Anthony, Jason L.; Swank, Paul R.; Monseque-Bailey, Pauline;
Date Issued: May 2009
Description: An investigation into the effect of the Center for Improving the Readiness of Children for Learning and Education (CIRCLE) Preschool Early Language and Literacy Training professional development intervention coupled with 4 combinations of mentoring and electronic or written feedback on teachers’ promotion of at-risk children’s development of early language and emergent literacy skills, based on samples of 262 early childhood teachers placed in one of 4 variations of the CIRCLE intervention or in a control group, and 1,786 preschool students
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Funder(s): Institute of Education Sciences (U.S.)
Journal Title: Journal of Educational Psychology
Volume Number: 101
Issue Number: 2
Page Range: 448-465
Note: Curricula used in this resource include DLM Express and Scholastic's Building Language and Literacy
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Cognitive Development

Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness > Early Literacy

Child Care & Early Education Provider Workforce > Training, Mentoring, & Apprenticeships
Country: United States
States: FLORIDA, MARYLAND, OHIO, TEXAS
ISSN: 0022-0663 Paper
1939-2176 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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