Joseph Dimino | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

This book leads literacy professionals through nine teacher study groups intended to better their understanding of vocabulary instruction and improve student outcomes. ""Learning Together: Using Teacher Study Groups to Improve Vocabulary Instruction"" is a professional development model where major research-based concepts in vocabulary instruction are introduced and implemented over the course of a school year. The Teacher Study Group (TSG) model is intended to foster a deeper understanding of how scientifically based research in vocabulary is applied to classroom practice. The TSG sessions in this guide are patterned after a two-year study conducted in three states where 86 teachers were randomly assigned to either the TSG or the control group condition. Positive effects on teacher practice and student achievement were found in the TSG condition. Effective professional development programs study topics in depth over an extended period of time.