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The Influence of Professional Development on Educators' Instructional Conversations in Preschool Classrooms
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Yamauchi, Lois A.; Im, Seongah; Mark, Lauren – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2013
This study investigated the influence of professional development on 20 preschool teachers' use of instructional conversations in classrooms for 2- to 5-year-old children. Instructional conversation is a small group discussion that builds on children's prior knowledge to assess and assist conceptual understanding. Over a 3-year period, the…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Speech Communication, Video Technology, Group Discussion