“Both experienced and novice coaches will find this resource of great value. It will be a reminder and a source of new ideas for the experienced, while acting as a clear and realistic source of the basics of TA for the new coach. It provides the theory and the facts, both necessary for coaching. We, the authors of the ECERS, thank Holly for writing this much-needed resource, and hope that the book eases the challenges that coaches face every day.”
―From the Foreword by Debby Cryer, Richard M. Clifford, Thelma Harms, and Noreen Yazejian, authors of the ERS
"Dr. Seplocha offers coaching ideas to use with both teachers and directors and emphasizes how best practices result in benefits for children. In her very practical and straightforward style, she breaks down the ECERS subscales into easy-to-tackle steps that will more readily lead to improvements in program quality."
― Judy Jablon, Leading for Children
“In this book, Holly Seplocha provides a thorough and well-organized tool box for those working with teachers to improve the quality of early childhood programs. The book not only deeply explores all aspects of implementing the research-based framework for quality, the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, it also digs into the mechanics of effective coaching and mentoring and the ways that adults learn. Seplocha’s approach helps coaches focus their efforts beyond getting a good ECERS score to what is truly critical: getting the best results for children.”
―Deborah Stahl, consultant, early childhood policies, programs, and implementation strategies
"This is a must-have resource if you direct an early childhood program, coach programs in a QRIS, or supervise teachers in public schools, Head Start, or any early care and education program. With a practical and realistic approach, Coaching with ECERS: Strategies and Tools to Improve Quality in Pre-K and K Classrooms delivers a framework for effective coaching and mentoring of teachers to ensure high-quality classrooms for young children. Using the ECERS subscales as a backdrop, Holly Seplocha offers tips, tools, and techniques for making improvements that last. By focusing on the benefits to children, she advances coaching practice to support genuine growth and durable improvement for early childhood educators and programs for children."
― Anne Mitchell, MS, Ed Leadership and President, Early Childhood Policy Research
“Both experienced and novice coaches will find this resource of great value. It will be a reminder and a source of new ideas for the experienced, while acting as a clear and realistic source of the basics of TA for the new coach. It provides the theory and the facts, both necessary for coaching. We, the authors of the ECERS, thank Holly for writing this much-needed resource, and hope that the book eases the challenges that coaches face every day.”
―From the Foreword by Debby Cryer, Richard M. Clifford, Thelma Harms, and Noreen Yazejian, authors of the ERS
"Dr. Seplocha offers coaching ideas to use with both teachers and directors and emphasizes how best practices result in benefits for children. In her very practical and straightforward style, she breaks down the ECERS subscales into easy-to-tackle steps that will more readily lead to improvements in program quality."
― Judy Jablon, Leading for Children
“In this book, Holly Seplocha provides a thorough and well-organized tool box for those working with teachers to improve the quality of early childhood programs. The book not only deeply explores all aspects of implementing the research-based framework for quality, the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, it also digs into the mechanics of effective coaching and mentoring and the ways that adults learn. Seplocha’s approach helps coaches focus their efforts beyond getting a good ECERS score to what is truly critical: getting the best results for children.”
―Deborah Stahl, consultant, early childhood policies, programs, and implementation strategies
"This is a must-have resource if you direct an early childhood program, coach programs in a QRIS, or supervise teachers in public schools, Head Start, or any early care and education program. With a practical and realistic approach, Coaching with ECERS: Strategies and Tools to Improve Quality in Pre-K and K Classrooms delivers a framework for effective coaching and mentoring of teachers to ensure high-quality classrooms for young children. Using the ECERS subscales as a backdrop, Holly Seplocha offers tips, tools, and techniques for making improvements that last. By focusing on the benefits to children, she advances coaching practice to support genuine growth and durable improvement for early childhood educators and programs for children."
― Anne Mitchell, MS, Ed Leadership and President, Early Childhood Policy Research
About the Author
Holly Seplocha is professor of early childhood education at William Paterson University and project director at the New Jersey Center for Quality Ratings.
