The field of educational leadership has accrued a body of research that explains how
leaders influence student achievement through the enactment of various practices. Yet …

We conducted a theory-based analysis of the underlying structure of the Tripod student
perception survey instrument using the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) database (N …

This study examined how K-5 general and special educators (N= 102) would choose to
allocate time in a 2-h language arts block if they could do so as they wished, and how these …

Classroom learning environments are an important source of influence on children's
development, particularly with regard to literacy achievement and behavioral regulation …

Student perception surveys (SPS) play an increasing assessment role envisioned to
improve teaching. Yet, it is unclear what their impact is on teachers' practice. Data collected …

In this study, we replicate and extend prior work that investigates the extent to which content-
specific and non-content-specific measures of instruction mediate the relationships between …

Classroom discourse is the primary medium through which teaching and learning occur.
Managed skillfully, it can provide an opportunity for students to develop their understanding …

The primary aim of this study was to explore the relationship between teachers' instruction
and students' vocabulary and comprehension in grades 3–5. The secondary aim of this …

This study examines the development of children's reading skills in two transparent
orthographies, Estonian and Finnish. Formal reading instruction begins one year earlier in …

The purpose of this study was to examine third-grade teachers' support for students'
vocabulary learning in high poverty schools characterized by underachievement in reading …