Becoming a Teacher Researcher in Literacy Teaching and Learning : Strategies and Tools for the Inquiry Process

Pappas, Christine (EDT)/ Tucker-Raymond, Eli (EDT)

Routledge（2011/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 288 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780415996204
• DDC分類 372.6044072

Full Description

Designed to facilitate teachers' efforts to meet the actual challenges and dilemmas they face in their classrooms, Becoming a Teacher Researcher in Literacy Teaching and Learning:




provides background information and key concepts in teacher research
covers the "how-to" strategies of the teacher research process from the initial proposal to writing up the report as publishable or presentable work
illustrates a range of literacy topics and grade levels
features twelve reports by teacher researchers who have gone through the process, and their candid remarks about how activities helped (or not)
helps teachers understand how knowledge is constructed socially in their classrooms so that they can create instructional communities that promote all students' learning.

Addressing the importance of teacher research for better instruction, reform, and political action, this text emphasizes strategies teachers can use to support and strengthen their voices as they dialogue with others in the educational community, so that their ideas and perspectives may have an impact on educational practice both locally in their schools and districts and more broadly.

Contents

Preface

Part 1: Defining, Planning, and Starting Your Teacher Research

Part 1 Introduction




So, What Is Teacher Research Anyway?



Creating Your Research Questions—The First Step in Inquiry



Planning Your Inquiry



Writing a Preliminary Literature Review to Inform Your Inquiry
Part 2: Enacting, Analyzing, and Writing Up Your Inquiry

Part 2 Introduction




Strategies for Data Collection



Analysis—What do the Data Mean?



Writing Up Your Inquiry as an Evocative Account
Part 3: Teacher Researcher Reports

Part 3 Introduction




Katie Paciga's Inquiry Paper
Reading, Writing, and Sharing: The Journey to Become Kindergarten Authors




Cindy Pauletti's Inquiry Paper
Word Detectives: Students Using Clues to Identify Unknown Words in Text




Kristen Terstriep's Inquiry Paper
Toss Out Your Dictionaries: A Look at More Effective Vocabulary Instruction




Sandra Zanghi's Inquiry Paper
Letting Their Voices Be Heard: Improving Literature Response Participation during Read-Alouds through Small-Group Discussions




Tara Braverman's Inquiry Paper
What's This Word? Helping Sixth Grade Students Use Reading and Vocabulary Strategies Independently




Libby Tuerk's Inquiry Paper
Let's Read: Motivating Junior High Students to Become Life-Long Readers




Meg Goethals's Inquiry Paper
"Books that Have Ghetto Feelings": How Reading Workshop Increases Inner-City Eighth-Graders' Motivation, Engagement, and Comprehension




Dawn Siska's Inquiry Paper
Challenging the "I Quit!" Going 'Round and 'Round with Literature Circles in a Secondary Reading Classroom




Courtney Wellner's Inquiry Paper
"But This IS My Final Draft!" Making Peer Writing Conferences More Effective for Struggling 9th Grade Students




Shannon Dozoryst's Inquiry Paper
Using Writing Workshop to Guide Revision




Nicole Perez's Inquiry Paper
Coaching as a Collaborative Process




Catherine Plocher's inquiry Paper

Coaching for Change in a K-8 Urban Elementary School: Building Cultures of Collaboration and Reflective Practices

Epilogue: Further Reflections and Possibilities

Appendices

Appendix A: General Peer Conferencing Form

Appendix B: Common APA (American Psychological Association) Citing Conventions

Appendix C: Reminders for Grammatical and Other Language Usage

Index