Teacher education, book-reading practices, and children's language growth across one year of Head Start

Description:

A study of the relationship between children's vocabulary growth and both teachers' levels of education and their utterances during large-group book reading activities, based on data collected in classrooms in 6 Midwestern Head Start sites

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Gerde Hope K.; Powell Douglas R.

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

March 2009

Journal Title:

Early Education and Development

Volume Number:

Issue Number:

Page Range:

211-237

Topics:

5. Child Care & Early Education Provider Workforce > 5.2. Education, Certification, & Credentialing

11. Child Care & Early Education Quality > 11.1. Process Quality

1. Children & Child Development > 1.2. Child Development & School Readiness > 1.2.5. Cognitive Development

ISSN:

1040-9289

Paper

1556-6935

Online

Peer Reviewed:

Yes

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