A Focus on Professional Development Booklet

A Focus on Professional Development is the fourth booklet in the Research-Based Practices in Early Reading series published by the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) at Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL). The purpose of this booklet is to examine what research tells us about effective professional development in early reading and its role in improving student achievement. This document is available online only and can be accessed in pdf (902K) format.

A Focus on Professional Development Forum

The successful Focus Professional Development in Early Reading Forum was held June 8-9, 2005, in Honolulu, Hawai'i Over 200 teacher, principals, and state literacy leaders attended PREL's fourth national leadership conference. Forum participants came from 23 states, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and the territories of Guam and American Samoa. The Forum examined research on professional development in early reading and brought together nationally recognized researchers to present and discuss the most current research and knowledge on the topic. Presenters at this Forum shared the following PowerPoint slides.

Topic 1: Compelling Issues and the Big Picture

Research on Professional Development
Dr. Michael L. Kamil, Stanford University
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PowerPoint (80K)

Topic 2: English Language Learners

Professional Development for Expediting Comprehension for English Language Learners (ExC-ELL)
Dr. Margarita Calderόn, John Hopkins University
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PowerPoint (964K)

Effective Professional Development Using the SIOP® Model
Dr. Jana Echevarria
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PowerPoint (436K)

Topic 3: Approached to Professional Development

Using Technology to Deliver Professional Development That Fosters Early Literacy Development
Dr. David K. Dickinson, Boston College
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PowerPoint (171K)

Assessment & Professional Development: Linking Educator Performance to Student Performance: Ode to Kalihi
Dr. Edward J. Kame'enui, University of Oregon
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PowerPoint (2.6M)

New Directions in Professional Development The Literacy Coach
Dr. Dorothy S. Strickland, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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PowerPoint (78K)

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Last updated January 18, 2006