How do literacy experiences affect the teaching propensities of elementary pre-service reachers?
Abstract
Three assumptions frame this study (a) preservice teachers who enjoy reading foster positive attitudes towards reading, (b) life-long reading habits are developed during formative years, and (c) these preservice teachers convey reading strategies that encourage success across content strands. This study examines the relationship between literacy experiences, reading attitudes and behaviors of 129 elementary pre-service and their ability to assist students with reading mathematics word problems. A questionnaire was administered to obtain personal reading characteristics, and a structured interview was used understand the phenomenon from eight purposefully selected participants. Findings suggest the majority of participants are not active readers but the impact for teaching mathematics word problems were: 1) those who claimed to read regularly, actively engaged students in comprehension strategies during
mathematics instruction, 2) active readers were more likely to check vocabulary understanding with students, and 3) non active readers were likely to rely on key word strategies for solving word problems or to match specific vocabulary to certain arithmetic operations.
Reference
Sulentic-Dowell,M.M., Beal, G.D., & Capraro, R.M. (2006). How do literacy experiences affect the teaching propensities of elementary pre-service
reachers?, Reading Psychology, 27:2-3, 235-255, DOI: 10.1080/02702710600642509
Journal
Reading Psychology
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
- Phenomenological
- Qualitiative
Geographic Setting
Institutional Context
Certification Level
Programatic Focus
Research Location Context
Preservice Participants
- Undergraduates (university based program)
Preservice Sample Size
129
Other Participant Data
Duration of Data Collection
Data Sources
- Interviews
- Questionnaire
- Researcher journals
Data Analysis Tools
- Constant comparative analysis
- Inductive analysis
- Phenomenological analysis
Researcher Positionality
- inside (staying their own students)
Research Questions
What kinds of early literacy experiences affect the reading attitudes and behaviors of a purposefully selected group of elementary pre-service teachers in the South?
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes