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Megan Leamon; Julie Q. Morrison; Daniel S. Newman; Todd Haydon – Learning Professional, 2024
Peer coaching involves two or more professionals collaborating to reflect on and refine current skills and practices (Yee, 2016). The peer coaching model described in this article focused on grades K-2, a critical time for the development of students' reading skills. In the 2022-23 school year, a small pilot study was conducted of a program based…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Elementary School Teachers, Instructional Leadership, Program Implementation
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Dore, Rebecca; Justice, Laura; Mills, Abigail K.; Narui, Mitsu; Welch, Kari – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: The global COVID-19 pandemic prevented the implementation of in-person summer learning programs designed to improve school readiness for entering kindergartners. Thus, we conducted the current study examining the feasibility, social validity, and preliminary impacts of a virtual summer learning program. Ninety-one preschoolers…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Preschool Children, Summer Programs
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Marinellie, Sally A. – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2010
The ability to define a word with accuracy and precision is an important skill that has been associated with academic achievement. This study investigated the feasibility of conducting a lesson on formal word definitions to improve children's definitional production. The participants were 18 children in grade 4 (mean age: 9 years; 8 months) who…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Verbs, Nouns, Definitions