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A Program For Teacher Induction, Patricia Lager 7701725, Katherine Bertolini
A Program For Teacher Induction, Patricia Lager 7701725, Katherine Bertolini
Empowering Research for Educators
Even though many novice teachers are prepared academically to deal with subject matter, many of them enter the teaching field unprepared for many of the other aspects of teaching such as dealing with grading programs, insurance claims, inventory and various other matters that differ from school-to-school. Often these new teachers feel isolated and unsupported and possibly do not realize what they do not know or the proper questions to ask. This results in nearly 29% of them leaving the field within their first three years and around 39% leaving within their first five years. This project proposes creating a teacher …
Reach Out And Read Program: Incorporating Early Literacy Promotion Into Practice, Melanie Miller
Reach Out And Read Program: Incorporating Early Literacy Promotion Into Practice, Melanie Miller
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practice Innovation Projects
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to increase the number of days per week parents read to their children ages six months to five years in order to increase literacy, brain and language development, and improve parent-child relationships and health outcomes.
Review of Literature: Between birth and age five, 90% of a child’s brain development occurs (Theriot et al., 2003). The Reach Out and Read© program is an evidence-based program incorporating books into well-child visits by primary care providers ages 6 months to 5 years (Reach Out and Read©, 2014). After being introduced to literacy programs, frequency of shared …