Full Description
"Filled with reflective questions, keen insights, and helpful resources, this engaging book supports both novice and veteran classroom researchers. At the heart of all of the research is how best to support, engage, and extend learners. As teachers read the clearly delineated steps, they will be energized to confidently engage in their own classroom research."
—Cheryl L. Dozier, Assistant Professor
University at Albany, State University of New York
Implement classroom research to develop effective practices in literacy instruction!
Teaching reading skills effectively can be a complex and challenging process for many educators. Theresa A. Deeney provides a detailed primer that illustrates how to create and implement classroom research projects focused on assessing and strengthening literacy instruction.
Improving Literacy With Classroom Research presents a comprehensive overview of the classroom research cycle, which involves noticing a problem, initiating an inquiry, planning for and implementing change, analyzing and reflecting on the results, and developing an action plan. The author includes:
Guidelines, charts, tables, and information to help educators initiate their own projects
Recommendations for collecting and analyzing data
Research about five core areas of reading instruction—phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension
Examples of authentic teacher research projects focused on literacy skills and instructional practices
This guide shows how to use teacher inquiry and reflection to bring about significant improvements in literacy instruction.
Contents
Preface
About the Author
Part I. Understanding Classroom Research
1. What Is Classroom Research?
2. Cycling Through the Steps
3. Dealing With Data
Part II. Teachers' Classroom Research in Literacy
Overview
Section 1: Looking at Teaching Within Mandated Programs
Introduction
4. Reading Aloud: Do I Really Sound Like That?
5. Keeping Track of Assessment Data Makes Teaching Easier
6. Differentiating Word Study Instruction
Section 2: Tying Research to Practice
Introduction
7. "Mr. ___ Just Said Rambunctious!": Learning and Loving Vocabulary
8. Sounding Like Readers: Improving Fluency
9. Word Analysis and Phonemic Awareness Instruction for Older Students
10. Teaching Vocabulary One Part at a Time
11. Ethics and Other Issues in Classroom Research
Appendix A
Appendix B
References
Index
