An Initial Investigation of the Circle Infant-Toddler Teacher Training for Toddler Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Crawford, April; Varghese, Cheryl; Oh, Yoonkyung; Guttentag, Cathy; Zucker, Tricia; Landry, Susan; Cummins, Reese-Anna
Titel	An Initial Investigation of the Circle Infant-Toddler Teacher Training for Toddler Teachers
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 33 (2022) 8, S.1395-1419 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Varghese, Cheryl)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
DOI	10.1080/10409289.2021.1961427
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Infants; Toddlers; Preschool Teachers; Teacher Education Programs; Online Courses; Child Development; Teaching Methods; Progress Monitoring; Coaching (Performance); Program Effectiveness; Social Development; Emotional Development; Language Acquisition; Child Behavior; Interaction; Teacher Student Relationship; Faculty Development; Literacy Education; Expressive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Online course; Online-Kurs; Kindesentwicklung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Sprachaneignung; Spracherwerb; Interaktion; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung
Abstract	This pilot study conducted an initial evaluation of the Center for Improving the Readiness of Children for Learning and Education (CIRCLE) Infant-Toddler Teacher Training program. The program is unique in three ways: 1) use of an online platform with courses that explain social-emotional, language, and literacy development in young children (infants and toddlers) and teaching strategies to support development across these areas; 2) use of child progress monitoring measures (milestones checklists) to identify children who need additional support; and 3) use of remote coaching to support toddler teachers' professional learning within the program. The purpose of the pilot study was to examine the impact of the CIRCLE Infant-Toddler Teacher Training on the quality of toddler teachers' instruction and interactions with toddlers and toddlers' language and social-emotional/behavioral skills. In this study, we utilized a randomized control design, with 38 toddler teachers and 229 toddlers (ages 24-36 months) participating in the pilot study. Research Findings: Findings suggested that toddler teachers who participated in the CIRCLE Infant-Toddler Teacher Training had improved interactions with toddlers. There were no main intervention effects on child-level outcomes. Practice or Policy: Taken together, these findings suggest that providing coaching-based professional development opportunities for toddler teachers may be an important way to improve early learning environments. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01