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Hough, Heather J.; Kerbow, David; Bryk, Anthony; Pinnell, Gay Su; Rodgers, Emily; Dexter, Emily; Hung, Carrie; Scharer, Patricia L.; Fountas, Irene – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2013
In this paper, we report on 2 studies developing, testing, and using an observation tool for measuring primary literacy instruction, the Developing Language and Literacy Teaching (DLLT) rubrics. In Study 1 (an instrumentation study), we show that the DLLT has a high level of internal consistency, that there are high levels of inter-rater…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Teacher Evaluation, Observation, Scoring Rubrics
McFarlan-Price, Regina A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
A challenge that professional development coordinators and instructional leaders face is designing and implementing professional development that is the most effective for improving teaching and learning in their school. To determine what is the perceptions and beliefs of elementary teachers' value of and responses to their professional…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness
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Deussen, Theresa; Coskie, Tracy; Robinson, LeAnne; Autio, Elizabeth – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2007
One of the largest initiatives using coaching has been Reading First, a federal project whose purpose is to improve reading outcomes for students in low-performing K-3 schools. The present study addressed two questions: (1) Who becomes a reading coach, and what background, skills, and qualifications do coaches bring to their jobs? and (2) How do…
Descriptors: Literacy, Reading Achievement, Teacher Improvement, Faculty Development