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Were They Ready? An Analysis of a Teacher Performance Assessment to Determine if Perception Was Matched by Reality
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Brown, Carmen Sherry – Issues in Teacher Education, 2018
Beginning in May 2014, all education program graduates in New York State (NYS) must pass new and/or revised certification exams in order to become certified to teach in NYS. Early childhood teacher candidates enrolled in an approved NYS teacher preparation program are required to pass the Academic Literacy Skills Test (ALST), Content Specialty…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, College Graduates, Graduation Requirements, Teacher Certification
Constructing a Sense of Story: One Block at a Time
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Robertson-Eletto, Joanne; Guha, Smita; Marinelli, Marina – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2017
This photo essay focuses upon the literacy practices of two groups of preschoolers as they built, illustrated, and dictated stories in response to their participation in a "Castle Project." Data, including literacy artifacts, photodocumentation, sociodramatic play scenarios, and conversations are qualitatively analyzed, coded, and…
Descriptors: Literacy, Preschool Children, Toys, Narration
Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) Effects on Language Concept Acquisition and the Linkage to Classroom Practices and Quality
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Kemp, Karen A. – Online Submission, 2014
The emergence and establishment of Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) programs in New York school districts have proliferated over the past ten years; nonetheless, limited attention has been paid to the "process quality" dimensions of these programs (Mashburn, Hamre, Downer, Barbarin, Bryant, Burchinal, Early, & Howes, 2008). Existing…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum