Jason T. Downer|Robert C. Pianta|Xitao Fan|Bridget K. Hamre|Andrew J. Mashburn|Laura M. Justice
Effects of Web-Mediated Teacher Professional Development on the Language and Literacy Skills of Children Enrolled in Prekindergarten Programs
Institute for Advanced Study|Institute for Advanced Study|University of Macau|Institute for Advanced Study|Institute for Advanced Study|The Ohio State University|University School
early education grows united states inservice professional development key instructional interaction skills core component capacity building early childhood education article describe results evaluation effects myteachingpartner webbased system professional development language literacy development prekindergarten 1338 children 161 teachers classrooms high levels support teachers implementation languageliteracy activities showed modest significant effects improving early language literacy children classrooms english dominant language spoken students teachers combination webbased supports including videobased consultation webbased video teaching exemplars effective improving childrens literacy language skills making available teachers set instructional materials detailed lesson guides results suggest importance targeted practicefocused supports teachers designing professional development systems effective teaching early childhood programs