Currently, she studies the development of literacy pedagogy and has interests
in literacy professional development as well as the academic enrichment and support of Catholic schools.
Tivnan and Hemphill evaluate the effectiveness of four early literacy models being implemented in the BPS: Success for All, Literacy Collaborative, the Mondo Balanced
Early Literacy Professional Development Program and Developing Literacy First.
CTAC's evaluation shows a markedly positive relationship between teacher professional development in literacy and student growth in reading — with student test scores increasing significantly for each six hours of
literacy professional development for teachers.
I recently spent a few hours with a group of teachers who were attending
a literacy professional development training at NWESD.