Professional Development for Transitional Kindergarten Teachers of Dual Language Learners: Learning and Applying Scaffolded Dialogic Reading

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Abstract

This research to practice paper summarizes a study on professional development in the form of in-situ coaching for transitional kindergarten (TK) DLL teachers as they implemented a practice known as scaffolded dialogic reading. The practice itself was effective at improving teachers’ knowledge and competency in teaching DLLs, and coaching significantly increased this effect.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)129-132
JournalDialog
Volume19
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

Keywords

  • dual language learners,
  • dialogic reading
  • transitional kindergarten
  • teaching practices
  • professional development
  • coaching

Disciplines

  • Education

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