Language experience stories gone digital: Using digital stories with the LEA approach
Abstract
This article discusses a study conducted with preservice teachers at two universities. Under collaborative faculty direction, preservice teachers created digital stories based on the language experience approach protocol with early elementary students. Data was collected using 1) a pre-/post- survey designed to measure content knowledge and affect toward teaching writing with children, 2) a rubric-based assessment of the lessons and reflections, and 3) a descriptive response form. Results indicated that these preservice teachers increased their knowledge of writing instruction and increased their comfort level with their ability to teach emergent writing.
Reference
Wake, D. G., & Modla, S. (2010). Language experience stories gone digital: Using digital stories with the LEA approach. In S. Szabo, M. Sampson, M. Foote, & F. Falk-Rose (Eds.), 31st Yearbook of the Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers (pp. 253–274). Commerce, TX: Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.
Journal
Yearbook of the College Reading Association
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
- northeast US
- rural
- Southern US
- urban
Institutional Context
Certification Level
- Elementary
- P-4
- Special Education
Programatic Focus
Research Location Context
Preservice Participants
- Undergraduates (university based program)
Preservice Sample Size
25
Duration of Data Collection
Data Sources
- descriptive response form
- rubric-based assessment of PT lesson plans and reflections
- Survey
Data Analysis Tools
Researcher Positionality
- Inside (studying their own programs)
- Outside (not directly invested in the program or operations)
Research Questions
"Will the use of digital storytelling paired with the language experience approach to reading and writing increase preservice teachers’ knowledge of the writing process, knowledge of shared writing, and knowledge of assessment of reading and writing?"
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes
"Will the use of digital storytelling paired with the language experience approach to writing increase preservice teachers’ comfort with teaching writing as an emergent literacy skill?"
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Unknown
"Will the use of digital storytelling paired with the language experience approach to reading and writing increase preservice teachers’ comfort in using technology to support literacy instruction?"
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Unknown
"Will preservice teachers find digital storytelling to be a viable approach for reading and writing instruction with emergent literacy learners?"
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Unknown