Children’s literacy performances point to possible benefits of the mentor-coach initiative down into the third year
after it was offered. This suggests a need for intensive,
ongoing mentor-coach initiatives for greater lengths of
time if teacher practices are to be continuously sustained.
While this initiative was implemented for close to
6 months, a similar initiative that is continuous for a
greater length of time is more individualized is likely to
have a greater impact (Carlson-Pickering et al. 1999). The
positive effect of activities like mentoring is that they
encourage teachers to explore their teaching practices
under the support and guidance of an experienced,
knowledgeable individual.