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Dianne S. McCarthy – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2023
Teacher certification exams are supposed to assess if a student is likely to succeed in teaching. What if an exam seems to be inappropriate? This article is an inquiry of the New York State Content Specialty Test for Early Childhood Candidates, particularly the math section. It raises the issue of whether we are asking the right questions and…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Teachers
Galbally, Jaclyn; Scharff, Nancy – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2022
A growing, research-based consensus supports addressing our nation's literacy crisis through instruction aligned with the Science of Reading (SoR). We recognize, however, that the complexity of SoR content, alongside the multiplicity of instructional decisions and practices, and the unique features of each classroom and school, make simple…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Research, Emergent Literacy, Alignment (Education)
Brudvig, Ashley; Anderson, Taylor; Moore, Jarrett – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2022
The purpose of this research was to determine the effectiveness of goal setting as a motivator for kindergarten students in learning grade-level sight words. This study was conducted over a 6-week period in two Midwestern kindergarten classrooms. The participants in the experimental group were trained in self-setting goals and participated in…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Young Children, Reading Instruction, Sight Vocabulary
Shoval, Ella; Sharir, Tal – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2019
The action research presented here is our story -- a teacher who initiated change in a kindergarten in a small village in the center of Israel, and an academic advisor who observed and guided the teacher for six years. The article is based on formal documents, records of processes that took place in the kindergarten, records of weekly discussions,…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Kindergarten, Foreign Countries, Faculty Advisers
Decat, Eloah; Damjanovic, Victoria; Branson, Stephanie; Blank, Jolyn; Berson, Ilene – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2019
This practitioner research explores ways children engage in literacy learning through storytelling with the use of touch technology in a VPK (Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten) classroom. With access to diverse touch technology devices but no experience using these technologies, a VPK teacher explored strategies to use the resources to enhance literacy…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Story Telling, Preschool Education
Brown, Carmen Sherry – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2016
Comprehensive early childhood teacher preparation programs offer courses and curricula that are aligned with current research on best practices and related to the knowledge and skills that early childhood teacher candidates are expected to demonstrate on certification exams and teacher performance assessments. To support the alignment of early…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Career Readiness, Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Shea, Mary; Cole, Ardith – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2014
This article describes a study conducted with four Kindergarten teachers and students. The researchers were the building's literacy specialist/reading teacher and a college professor teaching pre-service teachers on site at the school. This was a naturally evolving teacher research study generated from questions raised as children demonstrated…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Reading Programs, Prevention, Reading Failure
Sears, Emilie – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2012
It is important to find the means by which struggling writers can find success in the English Language Arts. For students struggling with reading and writing, the visual arts may be a way of accessing and expressing their ideas and ultimately opening up a world of creative possibilities. This article explores drawing and painting as a pre-writing…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 3, Poetry, Creative Writing
Davis, Allison – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2010
Despite the enactment of No Child Left Behind (2002), many urban school districts continue to battle the achievement gap and struggle with low literacy rates. Authentic writing instruction, a main component of literacy, is being cut in those districts that struggle most to accommodate other demands made by the nation and state. The primary purpose…
Descriptors: Diaries, Student Journals, Journal Writing, Art Education
Ceprano, Maria A. – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2010
Six pre-service teacher candidates TCs, each engaged in field experiences in Kindergarten or First Grade classrooms at an urban based elementary school compared the impact of interactive read alouds and simple read alouds on children's Tier two vocabulary meaning acquisition and usage. Each TC read a different trade book that contained at least 8…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Preservice Teachers, Kindergarten, Grade 1