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Pytash, Kristine E.; Morgan, Denise N.; Testa, Elizabeth – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2023
Despite the importance of learning to teach writing, many preservice teachers do not take a writing course as part of their teacher preparation. For those universities that do offer a writing methods course, teacher educators face challenges in designing responsive and rigorous clinical experiences especially since writing is often under taught in…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Middle Schools
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Gelfuso, Andrea – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2021
This paper reports findings from a formative design experiment during which the practical problem of how to support 31 preservice teachers as they approximated planning for ambitious literacy instruction was examined. Collaborative planning conversations between the PSTs and a teacher educator were analyzed. Discourse analysis revealed a…
Descriptors: Teacher Educators, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, Decision Making
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Hoffman, James V.; Wetzel, Melissa Mosley; Peterson, Katie – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2016
In this study, we examined the learning of preservice teachers associated with the features of a literacy tutorial experience. Our qualitative study focused on the close inspection of the experiences of 7 focus cases out of the 19 preservice teachers enrolled in our program across a one-semester tutorial experience. Through our research we…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Literacy, Qualitative Research, Tutoring
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Stover, Katie; Kissel, Brian; Wood, Karen; Putman, Michael – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2015
In today's digital age, Web 2.0 tools such as VoiceThread allow users to integrate images, voices, and responses within one digital platform, providing students with the opportunity to add another layer of meaning to their texts. We conducted this research to expand our understanding of the processes necessary for integrating digital tools into…
Descriptors: Web 2.0 Technologies, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods
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Moore, Rita A.; Seeger, Victoria – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2009
In this study, 38 preservice teachers enrolled in two sections of a language and literacy course at a small university in Montana were paired as pen pals with 14 fourth graders in Kansas. The purpose of the research project was to determine in what ways and contexts the literate identities of the children emerged through letter exchanges with the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Letters (Correspondence), Grade 4, Literacy Education
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Peterson, Shelley Stagg; Slotta, James – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2009
A literacy education professor teams up with a colleague whose specialization is technology and education to analyze students' contributions to a graduate course taught online for the first time. This article explains the modifications that the instructor made to a face-to-face course to adapt it to an online learning environment. The online…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Online Courses, Computer Mediated Communication, Graduate Study