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Book Review: De/Constructing Literacies: Considerations For Engagement, Serene Arena

Journal of Media Literacy Education

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Justice Through Practice: Inquiry On The Development Of Preservice Teachers’ Teaching For Social Justice, Bethany Silva, Elyse L. Hambacher, Ruth Wharton-Mcdonald

Journal of Practitioner Research

This article reports on a collaboration among three teacher educators to facilitate pre-service teacher (PST)s’ equity literacy through a social-justice themed afterschool program for elementary-aged children that was embedded in PSTs’ coursework. The teacher educators engaged in practitioner inquiry (e.g., Anderson, Herr, & Nihlen, 2007; Cochran-Smith & Lytle, 2009), posing the question, “What happens when preservice teachers use justice-oriented children’s literature to facilitate discussions about inequity with young children?” We used inductive analysis (Miles, Huberman, & Saldaña, 2014) to observe themes across 17 PSTs’ written and videotaped reflections, collected over two semesters. Reflections pointed to a fear of the unknown …

Supporting El Student Success During An Intervention Block, Lindsay Vecchio

Journal of Practitioner Research

Learning both language and content simultaneously is a challenge for all English Learner (EL) students, especially those with very low proficiency. In public elementary school settings, classroom teachers have traditionally taught content, while EL teachers have taught language. In this practitioner inquiry project, an EL teacher explores strategies for collaborating with a mainstream classroom teacher to teach both language and content to low proficiency second grade EL students during an EL intervention block.

Co-Teaching Strategies: Improving Student Engagement By Increasing Opportunities To Respond, Janet E. Nutt

Kentucky Teacher Education Journal: The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Kentucky Council for Exceptional Children

Research indicates that effective co-teaching using high leverage practices can maximize outcomes across content areas and positively affect student engagement. This paper discusses practical ways to increase student engagement by increasing opportunities to respond in a co-teaching setting. Specific examples are included for a secondary mathematics co-taught classroom, but the principles can be applied in any subject or setting. A proposed model of professional development and coaching to support effective questioning techniques and increase opportunities to respond is also discussed for the purposes of teacher training and professional development.

A Culturally Responsive Literacy Approach To Develop Scientific Conceptual Knowledge Through Creative Narratives, Alma D. Stevenson, Lacey D. Huffling

Journal of Educational Research and Practice

Our study examined the effects of culturally responsive literacy pedagogical approaches in the development of scientific vocabulary and conceptual knowledge among minoritized middle-grade students during a summer program. We describe the design and implementation of a literacy-enriched STEM instructional unit of study built upon the background experiences of Latina/Latino migrant farmworkers’ children to expand their STEM literacy skills and knowledge. Our aim with this unit was to increase the students’ science knowledge and skills; strengthen their mathematical abilities; enhance their ability to use technology for research; and improve their academic vocabulary, language, and writing skills. This program also had as …

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Revista Electrónica Leer, Escribir y Descubrir

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Dramáticas Del Aprendizaje Mediado Por Tecnologías En Tiempos De Arrojo A La Virtualidad, Lucrecia Sotelo

Revista Electrónica Leer, Escribir y Descubrir

Fuimos arrojados, y salir al toro “de la educación mediada por tecnologías” se convirtió en un acto de arrojo. La pandemia por COVID -19 trajo consigo un conjunto de medidas que impactaron significativamente en la vida académica. La necesidad de dar curso a la “continuidad pedagógica” fue una de ellas. Había que seguir y para ello hubo universidades que dejaron hacer a cada docente como pudiera y otras radicalizaron sus propuestas de aprendizaje mediado por tecnologías. Partiendo de aquí, este trabajo busca describir las diversas estrategias que se llevaron -y llevan- a cabo desde el Gabinete de Experiencias Pedagógicas: Pensamiento …

20 Años De Aportes Al Ejercicio Del Derecho A La Educación, Magaly Robalino Campos

Revista Electrónica Leer, Escribir y Descubrir

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Hablar, Persuadir, Aprender: Manual Para La Comunicación Oral En Contextos Académicos, Fernanda Uribe Gajardo

Revista Electrónica Leer, Escribir y Descubrir

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Libros En Bibliotecas Para Ofrecer Oportunidades De Lecturas A Bebés, Alma Carrasco Altamirano

Revista Electrónica Leer, Escribir y Descubrir

La sección de la biblioteca destinada a bebés exige, como todas las demás, cuidar la calidad en la selección del acervo que se ofrece a lectoras y lectores. A través de los libros que conforman las colecciones de la biblioteca leemos a los niños y leemos niños. En este texto se ofrecen pistas y recomendaciones lectoras para crear oportunidades de encuentros con la lectura y con los bebés lectores y sus familias, resaltando la importancia de colocar a los lectores al centro. La centralidad de bebés lectores conduce nuestras actuaciones como bibliotecarias al planear adquisiciones para conformar colecciones, planear y …

Literacidades Críticas, Académicas Y Cotidianas En El Nivel Elemental: Una Reflexión De 10 Años De Investigación, María Del Rocío Costa, Carmen L. Medina

Revista Electrónica Leer, Escribir y Descubrir

Artículo en el que se comparten las experiencias producto del trabajo de 10 años con estudiantes de segundo, tercero y cuarto grado del nivel elemental. En estas se partió de la cultura popular de los niños y se incluyeron actividades dramáticas para desarrollar una coyuntura entre las literacidades académicas y críticas, la literatura infantil y la cultura popular.

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Article sharing the experiences resulting from 10 years of work with second, third and fourth grade elementary school students. These experiences were based on the children's popular culture and included dramatic activities to develop a juncture between academic and critical literacies, …

Más Allá De La Alfabetización Académica: Las Funciones De La Escritura En Educación Superior, Federico Navarro

Revista Electrónica Leer, Escribir y Descubrir

La escritura puede parecer tan natural como la oralidad, adquirida con facilidad por cualquier niño o niña en cualquier cultura. Pero esto no es así: la escritura es una tecnología reciente en la historia de la humanidad, restringida a un conjunto pequeño de lenguas, que se desarrolla mediante instrucción formal a lo largo de mucho tiempo, y que hasta hace poco era el privilegio de las elites. Hoy, en cambio, la sociedad del conocimiento está atravesada por todo tipo de escrituras y para actuar se necesita, ante todo, ser un escritor experto. En particular, la escritura académica es una tecnología …

Nuevas Formas De Pensar La Poesía En La Primera Infancia. La Experiencia De La Casa De La Literatura Peruana, Karla Lucía Guerrero Suárez

Revista Electrónica Leer, Escribir y Descubrir

La presente investigación se centra en la descripción y análisis de la propuesta de educación poética para la primera infancia que construye La Casa de la Literatura Peruana. Este estudio de caso se aborda desde un enfoque cualitativo e indaga las aproximaciones teórico - prácticas con las que se concibe la mediación de la poesía. Los resultados encontrados buscan ofrecer nuevos caminos para aquellos interesados en profundizar sobre el tema y aspiran invitar al lector a reflexionar sobre sus propias prácticas pedagógicas con relación a la poesía y la primera infancia.

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This research focuses on the description and analysis …

Tutelar La Soberanía Del Que Lee (Y Juega). Una Reflexión Inspirada En Walter Benjamin, María Emilia López

Revista Electrónica Leer, Escribir y Descubrir

Resumen

En este artículo se trabaja sobre dos grandes temas: quiénes son los lectores pequeños y cómo leen durante su primera infancia. La pregunta por esos lectores es, en definitiva, la pregunta por la literatura infantil, por la construcción de la metáfora y el sentido del arte (y del juego). A partir de algunas reflexiones de Walter Benjamin, se deconstruyen formas de la mediación lectora y se revisa el canon para los más pequeños. Benjamin supone que los grandes vigilan el “mundo de la percepción de los niños”; clasificar libros para los inclasificables niños puede ser una tarea ligada a …

Lectura Crítica En Tiempos De Desinformación, Daniel Cassany

Revista Electrónica Leer, Escribir y Descubrir

Resumen

Leer críticamente o ser críticos, de ello trata este texto. Hablemos de la lectura en una época de falsedades, engaños, manipulaciones, mentiras de todo tipo. Mentiras políticas, científicas, comerciales. Una época compleja que nos convoca a conversar. En este artículo retomo, en primer lugar, ideas previamente abordadas (Cassany 2009, 2011, 2017 y 2021; Cassany y Castellà, 2010; Cassany et al., 2008), para explicar por qué ahora es importante retomar este tipo de lectura. Presento ejemplos del periodismo que nos exigen aprender a leer las mentiras y ofrezco algunos recursos pedagógicos para atender desde la enseñanza a esta exigencia.

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Editorial, Alma Carrasco Altamirano

Revista Electrónica Leer, Escribir y Descubrir

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Layout Of Current Us-China Online Pd Programs For Chinese Language, Huiwen Li, Hsiao-San Chen, Yu Lin, Lanfang Sun, Xiaoying Zhu

Chinese Language Teaching Methodology and Technology

Since the coronavirus outbreak, multiple academic institutions have held online seminars that have been beneficial to Chinese language teachers' professional development (PD). However, it remains unknown whether the PD programs are appropriately designed regarding selecting topics and presenters. A total of 432 presentations of this study were retrieved from six Chinese and American organizations during the pandemic from May 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021. The content analysis approach was employed to analyze and categorize the framework of Technological Pedagogical Content and Teacher's Soft-Skill Knowledge (TPACKS) into different themes and layouts of those presentations. The results indicate that Pedagogical Content …

Research On The Effect Of Using Online Interactive Learning Resources On The Learning Outcomes Of Chinese L2 Adult Learners In An Intermediate Class, Qiao Yu Cai

Chinese Language Teaching Methodology and Technology

As digital technology improves each passing day, knowledge transmission and learning methods are changing too. Gone are the days of using pen and paper as the main means for teaching and learning, and it is common to teach a target language using online learning resources, especially during the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning (CTML) and whole-brain learning, using online learning resources assisted instruction can produce better learning outcomes, so it is appropriate for teachers of teaching Chinese to speakers of other languages (TCSOL) to use such resources. However, one question remains to …

Teaching Young Dual Language Learners: A Critical Review Of The Strengths And Limitations Presented In Alanís And Colleagues’ 2021 Book, The Essentials: Supporting Dual Language Learners In Diverse Environments In Preschool & Kindergarten, Jessica Summers

Journal of English Learner Education

The increase in dual language learners (DLLs) in the United States is shifting the way many districts, schools, and individual educators approach teaching and learning in order to better meet the needs of emergent bilinguals. Iliana Alanís, María G. Arreguín, and Irasema Salinas-González’s wrote The essentials: Supporting dual language learners in diverse environments in preschool and kindergarten (2021) to help early childhood educators, administrators, and instructional coaches understand guiding principles of bilingual education and implement evidence-based practices for working with young DLLs. This book review highlights five strengths and provides three critiques.

Bilingual Refugee-Background Student Resilience, Meta-Linguistic Awareness, And Pride In Bilingual Skills, Tunde Szecsi Dr., Debra Giambo, Rachel Bledsoe Bass, William Buchanan

Journal of English Learner Education

This qualitative phenomenological study sought to explore the experiences of emergent bilingual refugee-background [1] students in Florida and their self-perceptions as bilingual learners. Data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with seven participants learning English both in-person and virtually in high school or adult education programs during the pandemic. The researchers completed content analysis individually and, in subsequent collaboration, identified patterns, and themes. Findings indicated that students took pride in their bilingual skills, demonstrated metalinguistic awareness, and were resilient and proactive learners with strong determination to succeed in the new country. The following recommendations for teachers are offered: (1) building …

Strategies For Equitable Ell Family And Community Engagement, Stephanie K. Knight, Tracy Vasquez, Marjaneh Gilpatrick

Journal of English Learner Education

Families have been involved in their ELL students' education now more than ever. Families are truly now ALL IN. How can we make this dynamic engagement we are seeking to be easier and more seamless for our families? It’s no secret that students whose families reinforce and extend learning at home are more successful in school; moreover, when there exists a mutually supportive network of educators, families, and students, a climate is created to promote learning and success. In this article, the authors have highlighted the significance of family and community engagement in the academic achievement of students.

Teachers Of Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Students And Effective Professional Development: A Critical Review Of Research, Irish Farley

Journal of English Learner Education

Effective Professional Development (PD) is essential for teachers of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) students. Despite the continuing increase of diversity of students, teachers are underinformed with best practices for teaching and support. Many good teachers may not know how to best support CLD students. In 2018, the National Center for Education Statistics reported that only 44% of surveyed teachers who had at least one CLD student in their classroom received professional development specifically for working with these students. This review of the literature covers two distinct but related topics: why teachers of CLD students need more PD and what …

Early Childhood Family Education: Language And Pre-Academic Skills For Latinx Dual Language Learners, Katherine B. Green, Robert A. Griffin, Chelsea T. Morris, Mary Alice Varga

Journal of English Learner Education

This study describes the effectiveness of an early childhood family education (ECFE) program built on a two-generation and strengths-based model to support dual language learners (DLLs) and their families. The researchers investigated the extent to which participation in the ECFE program influenced adult caregivers (n = 15) and the preschool-aged Latinx DLLs (n = 32) who participated, specifically regarding change related to the children’s language and literacy skills and pre-academic skills, families’ perceptions of their home literacy environments, caregivers’ perceptions of their own literacy skills, and caregivers’ actions regarding early literacy at home. Findings were robust and revealed …

Planning For Instruction Using A Language-Based Approach To Content Instruction For Multilingual Learners, Luciana C. De Oliveira, Destini Braxton, Jia Gui

Journal of English Learner Education

This article briefly describes a language-based approach to content instruction (LACI), an approach to content instruction for multilingual learners in general education classrooms that incorporates six Cs of support for scaffolding. The authors provide examples of classroom instruction by a fifth-grade teacher who used several elements of LACI in her instruction. A planning guide to assist implementation of these elements is proposed and concrete examples of how to plan for classroom instruction for multilingual learners are included.

Voices From The Sunshine State: Program And Policy Advocates, Ryan W. Pontier, Rosa Castro Feinberg, Arlene Costello

Journal of English Learner Education

As educators, we are engrossed in a world that pushes us to critically examine what is. Particularly in language education, we explore the various theories and practices involved in learning new language(s)—or expanding our linguistic repertoire, depending on your paradigmatic stance. No matter our position—whether it refers to our jobs or to an ideological stance—we are advocates. We are thus challenged to understand our diverse roles as advocates, which, as Foley and Valenzuela (2004) demonstrate, come in many forms.

We expand Staehr Fenner’s (2014) definition of advocacy—working for students’ equitable and excellent education by taking appropriate actions on their …

The Motivations Of Learning Foreign Languages: A Descriptive Case Study Of Polyglots, Noprival Noprival, Zainal Rafli, Nuruddin Nuruddin

The Qualitative Report

Polyglots are extraordinary people in terms of language ability. Therefore, it is interesting to academically explore their motivations for learning several languages. This research is novel compared to previous studies because scant extant research exists of polyglots’ motivation for learning several languages. To this end, researchers collected data from semi structured interviews obtained from five informants. The method that we used was a descriptive case study. Findings showed that the polyglots’ motivation for learning multiple foreign languages were (a) pleasure, (b) social intercourse, (c) professional purposes, and (d) academic purposes. Mostly, the previous research revealed that motivation for people learning …

An Analysis Of Critical Literacy In Featured Manuscripts Appearing In Two Major Literacy Journals (2011-2020), Kathleen A. Gormley, Peter Mcdermott

Excelsior: Leadership in Teaching and Learning

Literacy journals provide an important resource for teachers’ professional development. Although school districts offer in-service education for their faculty and teachers often attend conferences and workshops sponsored by professional teaching organizations, journal reading remains an important source of information for teachers’ ongoing learning. In this study we examined what elementary teachers would learn about teaching critical literacy from reading major journals in literacy education. Critical literacy served as our focus because of the increasing importance of readers knowing how to recognize political, social and cultural perspectives embedded in the texts that they read. Content analysis served as our research method …

A Structured Literacy Approach To Support Striving Readers In Secondary Grades: Meaningful Transactions Through Morphological Awareness And Fluency Building, Samantha Bart-Addison, Robert A. Griffin

Georgia Journal of Literacy

A high school English teacher and a university literacy professor provide secondary teachers with structured literacy strategies to support striving readers in the middle and high school grades. The authors present strategies that can be utilized with diverse texts across learning contexts. As a structured literacy approach, morphological awareness and prosodic fluency are emphasized to foster deeper, more meaningful transactions between students and texts. An example of a full structured literacy lesson is also provided that includes multiple strategies and is based on a gradual release model with guided and independent reading cycles. Applicable strategies for delivery of these skills …

Great Lake Great Books Adapting To Change, Lynette Marten Suckow

Michigan Reading Journal

Things change quickly in a global pandemic. Books can remind us that the world is always changing and we have the resilience to adapt to those changes.

Using A Ternion Of Michigan’S Resources To Support A Symbiotic Family/School Partnership, Darreth R. Rice

Michigan Reading Journal

The author used three recent policy related resources (Literacy Essential #10, MiFamily Framework, and Read at Home and parent workshops through Read By Grade Three) in Michigan to connect scholarly literature to classroom practice. In this article, the author provides suggestions for using these resources to foster a solid partnership between teachers and families.