NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Allie J. Boquet; Katherine V. Pettrey; Renée E. Lastrapes; Paul Mooney – Exceptionality, 2024
The present survey research's purpose was to continue shaping the makeup of practitioner journal articles within the education field. Practitioner-focused articles have been suggested as vehicles to translate research into practice. One hundred and thirty-four preservice teacher education candidates were asked to indicate what they thought should…
Descriptors: Journal Articles, Educational Research, Theory Practice Relationship, Preservice Teachers
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Johanson, Megan; Arthur, Ann M. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2016
Background: Improving children's oral language skills is an important focus of educational research and practice; however, relatively few interventions have demonstrated impacts on these skills. This work makes a unique contribution to our understanding of the effects of language-focused interventions in pre-kindergarten settings by examining…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Language Skills, Intervention, Comprehension
Johanson, Megan; Arthur, Ann M. – Grantee Submission, 2016
Background: Improving children's oral language skills is an important focus of educational research and practice; however, relatively few interventions have demonstrated impacts on these skills. This work makes a unique contribution to our understanding of the effects of language-focused interventions in pre-kindergarten settings by examining…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Language Skills, Skill Development, Oral Language
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Kosanovich, Marcia; Phillips, Beth; Willis, Karli – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2020
"Professional Learning Community: Emergent Literacy" was developed to support preschool teachers through collaborative learning experiences in a literacy professional learning community (PLC). PLCs are a form of professional development in which small groups of educators with shared interests work together with the goals of expanding…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Emergent Literacy, Literacy Education, Communities of Practice
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Cameron-Faulkner, Thea; Noble, Claire – First Language, 2013
This article evaluates the extent to which pre-schoolers' picture books can be viewed as a form of enriched linguistic input. Twenty best-selling picture books were analysed in terms of syntactic constructions and compared with a sample of Child Directed Speech. The findings of the study demonstrate the prevalence of canonical utterances (i.e.…
Descriptors: Linguistic Input, Picture Books, Directed Reading Activity, Preschool Curriculum
O'Connor, Rollanda E., Ed.; Vadasy, Patricia F., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2011
Comprehensive, authoritative, and designed for practical utility, this handbook presents evidence-based approaches for helping struggling readers and those at risk for literacy difficulties or delays. Leading experts explain how current research on all aspects of literacy translates into innovative classroom practices. Chapters include clear…
Descriptors: Expertise, Evidence, Reading Comprehension, Learning Problems