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Direct linkMcQuitty, Vicki – Research in the Teaching of English, 2012
In order to prepare effective writing teachers, teacher educators need an understanding of how preservice preparation programs, inservice professional development, and the policies and practices of K-12 schools work together to influence teachers' writing instruction. This qualitative case study uses complexity theory (Davis & Sumara, 2006) to…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Elementary Education, Writing Teachers, Educational Policy
Ives, Denise – Research in the Teaching of English, 2012
Despite a growing awareness among teachers of the importance of recognizing and valuing a broader range of students' literate resources and experiences, including those that are culturally and linguistically linked, in many language arts classrooms students' literacy practices continue to be marginalized--remaining peripheral to, if not at odds…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Language Arts, African American Students, Literacy
Martinez, Ramon Antonio – Research in the Teaching of English, 2010
This article reports findings from a qualitative study of Spanish-English code-switching--or "Spanglish"--among bilingual Latina/Latino sixth graders at a middle school in East Los Angeles. Analysis of the data revealed significant parallels between the skills embedded in students' everyday use of "Spanglish" and the skills that they were expected…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Spanish, English, Qualitative Research
Hall, Leigh A. – Research in the Teaching of English, 2009
The year-long case study described in this article examined the transactions between a sixth-grade social studies teacher, Mrs. O'Reilly, and a struggling reader within her classroom, Sarah, in relation to the reading-task demands of their classroom. Findings indicated that Mrs. O'Reilly's transactions with Sarah were influenced by a cognitive,…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Literacy, Social Studies, Case Studies
Agee, Jane; Altarriba, Jeanette – Research in the Teaching of English, 2009
This study focused on 189 sixth and seventh graders in two large suburban schools and their use of computer technologies as part of their everyday literacy practices. The authors were especially interested in the students' conceptions of computer technologies and how computer use varied across grade and reading levels. The study included a survey…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Computer Uses in Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Interaction
Orellana, Marjorie Faulstich; Gutierrez, Kris D. – Research in the Teaching of English, 2006
In our previous "At Last" essay, "The "Problem" of English Learners: Constructing Genres of Difference" (Gutierrez & Orellana, 2006), we identified a predictable genre that characterizes much research on English Learners. We noted how the genre may unwittingly perpetuate deficit constructions and keep us from identifying other issues for…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Limited English Speaking, Literacy, Student Surveys
