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Download full textSwartz, S. L.; Shook, R. E.; Klein, A. F. – 1998
This 1998 technical report looks at California Early Literacy Learning (CELL), a staff development program designed to help elementary teachers strengthen their teaching of reading and writing. Reading Recovery and other research-based teaching methodologies have been organized into a framework for classroom instruction, and training in the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy, Faculty Development, Instructional Improvement
Swartz, S. L.; Shook, R. E.; Klein, A. F. – 1996
This 1996 technical report looks at California Early Literacy Learning (CELL), a staff development program designed to help elementary teachers strengthen their teaching of reading and writing. Reading Recovery and other research-based teaching methodologies have been organized into a framework for classroom instruction, and training in the…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Emergent Literacy, Faculty Development, Instructional Improvement
Braunger, Jane – 1995
This booklet is designed to help educators plan and implement language and literacy programs and related professional development opportunities for elementary school educators. A primary focus of the document is on the tensions that exist between recent local, state, and national initiatives to improve the quality of schooling and current…
Descriptors: Educational Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
Lunenburg, Fred C.; Irby, Beverly J. – 2002
Noting that students whose parents and other significant adults are actively involved in their learning are more likely to be successful in school, this paper examines eight parent and community involvement models and discusses selected strategies for initiating plans for school restructuring related to parent involvement. Models of parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Edwards, Diane – 2000
The U.S. Department of Education recently identified five essential components for excellence in early childhood teacher preparation programs. This dissertation proposal outlines a study to examine the 41 two- and four-year early childhood teacher preparatory institutions in Massachusetts, using these 5 "essentials for excellence." Those…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Higher Education, Models
Zaslow, Martha; Calkins, Julia; Halle, Tamara; Zaff, Jonathan; Margie, Nancy Geyelin – 2000
Noting that many communities in the United States have set the ambitious goal of enhancing school readiness, this report is intended to help communities invest wisely in school readiness initiatives. Part 1 of the report summarizes recommendations from the National Education Goals Panel (NEGP) for defining and assessing school readiness. The core…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Behavior, Child Development, Child Health
