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The Impact of Curriculum, Staff Development, and
Mentor Coaching on Instructional Practices and
Literacy Outcomes for Preschool Children

• Kevin McGowan
• July 14, 2009

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Introduction

• Emergent Literacy Reading and writing related
  activities and behaviors that change over time
  culminating in conventional literacy (Snow,
  Burns, Griffin, 1998).
• Emergent Writing Writing related activities and
  behaviors, especially those prior to a childs
  achieving the capacity to write fluently and
  conventionally (Burns, Griffin, Snow, 1999).

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Curricula

• Houghton Mifflin Prekindergarten Curriculum
• Incorporates oral language, phonological
  awareness, and alphabet recognition into ten
  themes (Theme 1 Welcome to School Theme 10
  Ready for Kindergarten)
• HeadsUp! Reading Curriculum
• Naturalistic Embedded/Explicit Exposure
• Written Language Awareness and Phonological
  Awareness
• 15-Week Distance Learning Course

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Staff Development Models

• Literacy Curriculum Supported by Staff
  Development
• Literacy Curriculum Supported by Staff
  Development and Literacy Coaches
• Literacy Coach Experience/Training
• Literacy Coach Relationship Building

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Classroom Instruments

• Early Literacy Observation Checklist (ELOC)
• Early Language and Literacy Classroom Observation
  (ELLCO)
• Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS)

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Teacher Measures

• Early Language Instruction Survey (ELIS)
• The Beliefs about Implementing Literacy Skills
  Scale (BAILSS)
• Teacher Surveys
• Focus Groups

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Child Measures

• Individual Growth and Development Indicators
  (IGDIS)
• Woodcock Munoz Language Survey (WMLS)
• Test of Early Reading Ability (TERA-3)
• Teacher Rating of Oral Language and Literacy
  (TROLL)

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Results

• Improved Emergent Literacy Outcomes for Children
• Improved Belief, Knowledge, and Instructional
  Strategies for Teachers
• Teachers with Coaches did not show Significant
  Results

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Future Research

• The Role of the Literacy Coach
• Teacher Skill in Curriculum Implementation and
  Knowledge of Literacy Acquisition
• Teacher Challenges