The effects of professional development on preschool teachers' instructional behaviours during storybook reading

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 184, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1160-1177

  Dennis, Lindsay ^a   Horn, Eva ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

coaching; early literacy; performance feedback; preschool; professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899501609     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430.2013.853055     Document Type: Article

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