Teacher "Capacity-Building" Helps Urban Children Succeed in Reading

Reviews selected research into the benefits of teacher development as an avenue for improving reading proficiency in urban schools. Looks at a multiyear teacher development intervention in a major city school district and the evidence it yielded, which indicated that professional development pays si...

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Published in:The Reading teacher 2003-10, Vol.57 (2), p.198
Main Author: Cooter, Robert B., Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Children
Cognitive Development
Education, Urban
Educational Change
Elementary Education
Learning
Learning Strategies
Literacy
Literature Reviews
Outcomes of Education
Professional Development
Reading
Reading Difficulties
Reading Instruction
Reading Programs
Reading Research
School districts
Smith, B
Student Needs
Students
Study and teaching
Teacher Improvement
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Urban education
Urban Schools
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Summary:Reviews selected research into the benefits of teacher development as an avenue for improving reading proficiency in urban schools. Looks at a multiyear teacher development intervention in a major city school district and the evidence it yielded, which indicated that professional development pays significant dividends for many of the most challenged learners. (SG)
ISSN:0034-0561
1936-2714