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Peer reviewedKrater, Joan; Zeni, Jane – Voices from the Middle, 1996
Describes an action research project which began by asking how English teachers could improve the writing of their African American students, and gradually came to ask how the teachers' own cultural assumptions might be blocking their teaching relationships. Identifies and discusses eight principles of their approach, and discusses changes in…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Research, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedAtwell, Nancie – Voices from the Middle, 1996
Describes why and what happened when a teacher changed from viewing English teaching as a value-neutral act to teaching what matters to her. Relates what she expects from the reading and writing workshop and how raising her own voice in terms of her passions and what she values has strengthened students' voices. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, English Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Arts
Peer reviewedVacca, Richard T. – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Discusses what it means to struggle as a reader, lacking competence with reading strategies and lacking confidence in oneself to make meaning with texts. Argues that balance can be found in adolescent reading programs by seeking equilibrium between the visible and invisible aspects of instruction in the development and use of reading strategies.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Instructional Effectiveness, Middle Schools, Reading Difficulties
Peer reviewedWilhelm, Jeff – Voices from the Middle, 2001
Argues that schools and teachers underestimate the demands that particular texts place on readers, especially as students reach middle school. Describes how the author uses think-alouds as one particular technique to actively give contextualized strategic knowledge over to students. Shows how this helps readers overcome their struggles to develop…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Reading, Educational Practices, Educational Principles
Peer reviewedFoster, Harold M. – Voices from the Middle, 1999
Describes what to pack for the English/Language Arts teacher of the new century: a brain (outlining crucial lessons learned about language teaching and learning, important principles, and particular points about writing and reading literature); a heart (since teachers must inspire, nurture, and care about their students); and courage (in the face…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, English Teachers
Peer reviewedSipe, Rebecca Bowers – Voices from the Middle, 1999
Describes the author's first year of teaching (1972). Discusses six lessons she learned, including how: (1) collaboration and choice build ownership and enthusiasm; (2) excitement and passion are vital supports for learning; (3) reading and writing for audiences beyond the classroom are powerful motivators; and (4) openness to new ways of viewing…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Environment, Educational Principles, English Instruction
