Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

About the Authors

vii

 

Foreword Winnie Dunn

ix

 

Preface

xi

 

Acknowledgments

xiii

1

Introduction to Coaching

1

2

Research Foundations of Coaching

15

3

Characteristics of Effective Coaches

25

4

Coaching Compared with Other Approaches to Adult Interaction

37

5

How to Use a Coaching Style of Interaction

57

Appendix A

Coaching Plan

77

Appendix B

Framework for Reflective Questioning

78

6

Strategies for Learning the Coaching Process

79

Appendix A

Coaching Practices Rating Scale

119

Appendix B

Coaching Log

122

7

Coaching Families

123

8

Coaching Teachers

163

9

Coaching as Part of Professional Development

183

10

The Future of Coaching in Early Childhood Intervention

197

 

References

207

 

Index

217