ERIC Number: EJ1150636
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 13
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Regulating Readers' Bodies: A Discourse Analysis of Teachers' Body Talk
Lester, Jessica Nina; Gabriel, Rachael
Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, v38 n5 p688-700 2017
In this paper, we report findings from a discourse analysis study of reading instruction in eight primary/elementary school classrooms in the United States. Drawing upon discursive psychology, we specifically examined 96 hours of reading comprehension instruction, with a focus on how teachers talked about the body during the instruction and noted how this gave rise to particular constructions of what it means to be a "good" reader and/or learner. We discuss two patterns from the analysis of our data, including: (1) emphasized versus embedded physical control as essential to being a "successful" reader, and (2), implicit physical control and freedom as essential to literacy learning and to students' identities as readers. We conclude by highlighting implications, with a focus on student identity.
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Nonverbal Communication, Self Concept, Self Control, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Teaching Methods, Freedom, Literacy, Video Technology, Grade 4, Grade 5, Qualitative Research, Reading Comprehension
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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