ERIC Number: ED593907
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Feb
Pages: 27
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Improving Young English Learners' Language and Literacy Skills through Teacher Professional Development: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Babinski, Leslie M.; Amendum, Steven J.; Knotek, Steven E.; Sánchez, Marta; Malone, Patrick S.
Grantee Submission, American Educational Research Journal v55 n1 p117-143 Feb 2018
Using a randomized controlled trial, we tested a new teacher professional development program for increasing the language and literacy skills of young Latino English Learners with 45 teachers and 105 students in 12 elementary schools. School-based teams randomly assigned to the intervention received professional development focused on cultural wealth, high-impact instructional strategies, and a framework for collaboration. We observed each teacher three times during the school year and assessed students individually at the beginning and end of the school year using the Woodcock Muñoz Language Survey (WMLS). Using an Intent-To-Treat (ITT) analysis, we found effects for the intervention on teachers' implementation of high-impact instructional strategies and students' language and literacy skills. [This article was published in "American Educational Research Journal" (EJ1167074).]
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Surveys, Second Language Learning, Elementary School Students, Hispanic American Students, Second Language Instruction, English Language Learners, Elementary School Teachers, English Teachers, Faculty Development, Randomized Controlled Trials, Educational Strategies, Teaching Methods, Teacher Collaboration, Intervention, Outcomes of Education, Student Improvement, Skill Development, Instructional Design, Cultural Capital, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Achievement Gains, Classroom Observation Techniques, Literacy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Woodcock Munoz Language Survey
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A120290
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