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Dobbs-Oates, Jennifer; Kaderavek, Joan N.; Guo, Ying; Justice, Laura M. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2011
This study investigated the relations among preschool teachers' behavior management, children's task orientation, and children's emergent literacy and language development, as well as the extent to which task orientation moderated the relation between teachers' behavior management and children's emergent literacy and language development.…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Preschool Teachers, Emergent Literacy, Language Acquisition
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Guo, Ying; Justice, Laura M.; Sawyer, Brook; Tompkins, Virginia – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2011
This study examined how teacher (teaching experience, perceptions of teacher collaboration and teacher influence) and classroom (children's engagement) characteristics predicted teacher self-efficacy for 48 preschool teachers in the U.S. Results showed a significant interaction effect between teachers' perceptions of collaboration and children's…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teacher Collaboration, Teacher Influence, Preschool Teachers
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Guo, Ying; Piasta, Shayne B.; Justice, Laura M.; Kaderavek, Joan N. – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
This study examined the relations among preschool teachers' self-efficacy (n = 67), classroom quality (instructional and emotional support), and children's (n = 328) gains in print awareness and vocabulary knowledge over an academic year in the US. Results indicated that teachers' self-efficacy and classroom quality served as significant and…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Preschool Teachers, Vocabulary Development, Classroom Environment
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Guo, Ying; Kaderavek, Joan N.; Piasta, Shayne B.; Justice, Laura M.; McGinty, Anita – Early Education and Development, 2011
Research Findings: This study investigated relations among preschool teachers' (n = 75) sense of community, classroom language and literacy instructional quality, and children's (n = 398) gains in vocabulary and print concept knowledge during an academic year. Hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) results indicated that teachers' language and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Teachers, Literacy
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Guo, Ying; Sawyer, Brook E.; Justice, Laura M.; Kaderavek, Joan N. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the quality of the literacy environment in inclusive early childhood special education (ECSE) classrooms ("N" = 54). The first aim was to describe the quality of the literacy environment in terms of structure (i.e., book materials and print/writing materials) and instruction (i.e., instructional…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Special Education, Educational Quality, Classroom Environment