Literacy coaching as a component of professional development

Reading and Writing

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 773-800

  Carlisle, Joanne F ^a   Berebitsky, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Literacy coaching; Professional development; Reading; Student achievement; Teachers' practices

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960104274     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-009-9224-4     Document Type: Article

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