Preparing Preservice Teachers to Make the Literacy/History Connection
Abstract
The arrival of the Common Core State Standards changed the landscape of teacher preparation for many teacher education programs by highlighting the importance of growing students as readers, writers, and communicators. This study focuses on the instructional literacy practices of preservice teachers enrolled in a co-taught course with a literacy instructor and a history/social studies methods instructor. Study participants engaged in practicum experiences in high school history classrooms that provided an opportunity for them to use the literacy strategies learned in their co-taught course. A major finding of this study revealed that participants were able to gain knowledge that better prepared them to integrate literacy strategies in their practicum experiences that helped to engage high school students with texts in discipline specific ways.
Reference
Howard, C., & Guidry, A. (2017). Preparing Preservice Teachers to Make the Literacy/History Connection. Literacy Research and Instruction, 56(3), 217-230.
Journal
Literacy Research and Instruction
Analysis
Is this article part of a larger project or series of studies?
no
Does this study draw on a large, preexisting data set?
no
Research Approach
Geographic Setting
- Southeastern United States
Institutional Context
Certification Level
Programatic Focus
Research Location Context
- Content area literacy course
- History/Social Studies Methods Course
- Practicum experience
Preservice Participants
- undergraduate preservice teachers
Preservice Sample Size
18
Other Participant Data
Duration of Data Collection
Data Sources
Data Analysis Tools
- Constant comparative analysis
- Open coding
Researcher Positionality
- inside (staying their own students)
Research Questions
"How do teacher candidates in a practicum setting use literacy strategies learned in a co-taught social studies methods/reading course to teach historical content?" (p. 218)
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes