Can professional development for teachers enhance language and literacy environments for preschoolers?

Description:

A summary of 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:

Fact Sheets & Briefs

Author(s):

National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation

Publisher(s):

National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

2009

Source:

Cambridge, MA: National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation. Retrieved August 11, 2011, from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/index.php/download_file/-/view/77/

Topics:

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

11. Child Care & Early Education Quality

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