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Hindman, Annemarie H.; Erhart, Amber C.; Wasik, Barbara A. – Early Education and Development, 2012
Evidence shows that the Matthew effect is a persistent problem among early education interventions. The current study examined the degree to which the "ExCELL" ("Ex"ceptional "C"oaching for "E"arly "L"anguage and "L"iteracy) language and literacy professional development intervention for…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Intervention, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
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Hindman, Annemarie H.; Wasik, Barbara A. – Elementary School Journal, 2012
This exploratory study investigated how 2 years of a coaching-based language and literacy intervention were linked to Head Start teachers' classroom environments and instructional interactions, as well as to the vocabulary, alphabet, and sound awareness learning of their preschool students. In total, 16 Head Start teachers participated in the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Classroom Environment, Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth
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Hindman, Annemarie H.; Wasik, Barbara A. – NHSA Dialog, 2011
This study unpacks the effective Exceptional Coaching for Early Language and Literacy ("ExCELL") professional development intervention to understand how the language and literacy coaching that teachers receive is linked to changes in their knowledge and then how this knowledge is related to classroom practice. In total, 17 lead teachers…
Descriptors: Intervention, Teacher Characteristics, Disadvantaged Youth, Knowledge Level
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Wasik, Barbara A.; Hindman, Annemarie H. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2011
In a randomized control study, Head Start teachers were assigned to either an intervention group that received intensive, ongoing professional development (PD) or to a comparison group that received the "business as usual" PD provided by Head Start. The PD intervention provided teachers with conceptual knowledge and instructional…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Educational Strategies, Intervention, Alphabets