Improving teacher-child conversations in preschool classrooms: Effects on teachers and children

Description:

Preschool teachers received training on ways to promote children's language development. Researchers then compared their use of these new language-facilitation strategies with teachers receiving no training on this topic. They also measured children's language skills to see if the training made a difference. (author abstract)

Resource Type:

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Author(s):

Cabell Sonia Q.; Justice Laura M.; Piasta Shayne B.; Curenton Stephanie M.; Wiggins Alice K.; Turnbull Khara Pence; McGinty Anita; DeCoster Jamie; Forston Lindsay Doswell; Petscher Yaacov

Publisher(s):

University of Virginia. Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

n.d.

Source:

Charlottesville: University of Virginia, Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning. Retrieved October 31, 2014, from http://curry.virginia.edu/uploads/resourceLibrary/CASTL_Reseach_Brief_Cabell_et_al_10-17.pdf

Topics:

5. Child Care & Early Education Provider Workforce > 5.3. Training, Mentoring, & Apprenticeships

11. Child Care & Early Education Quality > 11.1. Process Quality

1. Children & Child Development > 1.2. Child Development & School Readiness > 1.2.5. Cognitive Development

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