Building support for language and early literacy in preschool classrooms through in-service professional development: Effects of the Literacy Environment Enrichment Program (LEEP)

Description:

An evaluation of the impact of the Literacy Environment Enrichment Program (LEEP), an in-service training course for Head Start teachers, on growth in measures of classroom support for literacy among a group of program participants, as compared to a group of non-participants

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Dickinson David K.; Caswell Linda

Publisher(s):

Elsevier Science (Firm)

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

Q2 2007

Source:

Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 22(2), 243-260

Journal Title:

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volume Number:

Issue Number:

Page Range:

243-260

Topics:

5. Child Care & Early Education Provider Workforce > 5.3. Training, Mentoring, & Apprenticeships

ISSN:

1873-7706

Online

0885-2006

Paper

Peer Reviewed:

Yes

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