Teacher Training Program of the Children's Literacy Program of Resende, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Leite, Saladino Correa
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Elliot, LA­gia Gomes
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; spa
• Título da fonte: Meta: avaliação (Rio de Janeiro)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.cesgranrio.org.br/index.php/metaavaliacao/article/view/95
• topic: Evaluation; Continuing Training; Basic education; Evaluacion; La educacion continua; La educacion primaria; Avaliação; Formação continuada; Educação fundamental

The purpose of this study was to evaluate a teacher training program as part of the Children's Literacy Program of Resende, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This program was created in 2006 by the Literacy Coordination, after a research based on second grade classes results from 2005. These results identified a failing rate of 25%. The main objectives of this Program were to decrease the dropout rate and failing rate in initial years of the city schools; to implement continuous training politics for literacy teachers; to evaluate and follow up the literacy process. To identify the change that occurred after the teacher training activities, this study listened to many participants of this program: teachers, pedagogical staff (principals, pedagogical and educational advisers) and the technical staff from EDUCAR Institute, by using three different instruments. The results showed that the goal of the City Department of Human Development to reduce the failing rate in 5% considering the previous school year, was not reached. It was observed an increase of only 2%. This small gain, although, does not deny the importance of the change that resulted from the teachers training activities regarding their practice and the integration of theoretical principles. Thus this study intends to offer information that helps the City Department of Human Development to develop actions focused on the students learning needs.