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Crawford, April; Varghese, Cheryl; Hsu, Hsien-Yuan; Zucker, Tricia; Landry, Susan; Assel, Michael; Monsegue-Bailey, Pauline; Bhavsar, Vibhutibala – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2021
This study contrasted face-to-face and remote coaching models using an empirically-based professional development model, The Early Education model (TEEM). Child care teachers (n = 174) were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 conditions: remote coaching (n = 59), face-to-face coaching (n = 66), and business-as-usual (n = 49). This study examined…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Faculty Development, Preschool Teachers, Program Effectiveness
Crawford, April; Varghese, Cheryl; Hsu, Hsien-Yuan; Zucker, Tricia; Landry, Susan; Assel, Michael; Monsegue-Bailey, Pauline; Vibhutibala Bhavsar, – Grantee Submission, 2021
This study contrasted face-to-face and remote coaching models using an empirically-based professional development model, The Early Education model (TEEM). Child care teachers (n = 174) were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 conditions: remote coaching (n = 59), face-to-face coaching (n = 66), and business as-usual (n = 49). This study examined…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Faculty Development, Preschool Teachers, Program Effectiveness
Snyder, Patricia; Hemmeter, Mary Louise; McLean, Mary; Sandall, Susan; McLaughlin, Tara; Algina, James – Exceptional Children, 2018
We conducted a randomized controlled potential efficacy trial to examine effects of two variants of the Tools for Teachers (TfT) professional development (PD) intervention on preschool teachers' implementation of embedded instruction practices and children's developmental and learning outcomes. Thirty-six preschool teachers recruited from three…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Randomized Controlled Trials, Program Effectiveness, Faculty Development
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Barnes, Erica M.; Dickinson, David K. – Exceptionality, 2017
We examined the relations between teachers' use of comments during book reading sessions in preschool classrooms and the vocabulary growth of children with low and moderately low language ability. Using data from a larger randomized controlled trial, we analyzed comments defined as utterances that give, explain, expand, or define. Comments were…
Descriptors: Speech Acts, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education, Reading Aloud to Others
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Solari, Emily J.; Zucker, Tricia A.; Landry, Susan H.; Williams, Jeffrey M. – Early Education and Development, 2016
With increased demand for improved early childhood education services, it is important to better understand the essential professional development resources that have the greatest impact on both teacher and child outcomes. This study compared the effectiveness of two teacher-training models in bilingual Migrant and Seasonal Head Start and Head…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Preschool Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Training Methods
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2012
The study examined in this review analyzed whether a full two-year "Learning Experiences and Alternative Program for Preschoolers and Their Parents" ("LEAP") training and support model for teachers was superior in improving outcomes of preschool children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as compared to a limited…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Early Intervention, Preschool Children
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Crawford, April D.; Zucker, Tricia A.; Williams, Jeffrey M.; Bhavsar, Vibhuti; Landry, Susan H. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2013
Although coaching is a popular approach for enhancing the quality of Tier 1 instruction, limited research has addressed observational measures specifically designed to focus coaching on evidence-based practices. This study explains the development of the prekindergarten (pre-k) Classroom Observation Tool (COT) designed for use in a data-based…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Psychometrics, Faculty Development, Preschool Children