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Coaching in Early Childhood: An Overview of Professional Development Models Implemented in Kansas, Nebraska and Maine
By Sue Bainter, Mary Bohning, Ellen Pope, Jan Thelen
December
3,
2007
Summary: This Microsoft PowerPoint presentation describes how coaching is used in three States (i.e., Kansas, Nebraska, and Maine). Coaching is presented as an evidence-based professional development strategy. Coaching in early childhood is an interactive process of observation and reflection in which the coach promotes the other person’s ability to support the child. The characteristics of an effective coach are listed. An example is presented from Nebraska.
Index Terms: Model Programs, Professional Development, Early Childhood Intervention, Reading, Training, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska
Publisher: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
Publication Type: Conference papers, Visual Aids
Pages: 7 pages
Language: English
Availability
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