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Strategies to Support Balanced Literacy Approaches in Pre and Inservice Teacher Education
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2004
Journal
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
Volume
48
Issue
4
First Page
312
Last Page
319
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1598/JAAL.48.4.4
Abstract
The authors describe the ways in which, as preservice and inservice teacher educators, they conceptualize balanced literacy within an educational climate that values quick fixes, standardized curricula, and high-stakes testing. They proffer a professionalized version of the work of teachers in the classroom that values, fosters, and supports teacher knowledge, discernment, and reflection throughout all stages of teachers' careers. They also present, and illustrate through two case studies, a dynamic reconceptualization strategy that supports novice and seasoned teachers in their decision making.
Notes
Article available at Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Vol 48(4).
https://doi.org/10.1598/JAAL.48.4.4
© 2004 International Reading Association