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A Study Of The Preparedness And Efficacy Of Middle School Teachers To Teach Literacy Skills, Lorinda Brusie
A Study Of The Preparedness And Efficacy Of Middle School Teachers To Teach Literacy Skills, Lorinda Brusie
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This study examined the preparedness of middle school teachers to teach literacy strategies to middle school students. The study also examined the significance between teacher licensure pathways and their self-efficacy level as it relates to using literacy strategies in content areas. This was a mixed methods study using quantitative data collected through a survey. The survey measured the efficacy level of teachers as it relates to teaching literacy skills. The qualitative data were collected through focus groups. The research questions examined (a) how middle school teachers rate their self-efficacy as it relates to the use of literacy strategies; (b) the …