Secondary preservice teachers remember their favorite reading experiences: Insights and implications for content area instruction

Abstract

Teacher educators need to identify course pedagogy to improve instructional use of reading. Thus, the purpose of this study was to describe the favorite reading experiences of 82 secondary preservice teachers of diverse subject areas through their drawings and words. Another purpose was to report their reflections regarding the implications of this experience specifically, and the potential and possibilities for the inclusion of reading in their future instruction in general. Preservice teachers believed that reading needed to be relevant, moving, and relaxing. They wished to share their reading with future students, thought that choice was important, and hoped to promote enjoyment of reading. They felt that they needed to offer a variety of reading and use teaching strategies that would motivate their students to want to read. Preservice teachers realized that a teacher's positive attitude and effort to include reading was essential. They planned to have a classroom library.

Reference

Daisey, P. (2010). Secondary preservice teachers remember their favorite reading experiences: Insights and implications for content area instruction. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 53(8), 678–687.

Journal

Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy

Analysis

Is this article part of a larger project or series of studies?

Does this study draw on a large, preexisting data set?

Research Approach

Geographic Setting

United States

Institutional Context

University based

Certification Level

Secondary

Programatic Focus

not stated

Research Location Context

University

Preservice Participants

Undergraduates (university based program)

Preservice Sample Size

Duration of Data Collection

4 to 6 months

Data Sources

Document Analysis
drawings
Survey

Data Analysis Tools

Constant comparative analysis
Statistical analysis

Researcher Positionality

Inside (studying their own practices)

Research Questions

"The purpose of this study was to describe secondary preservice teachers’ favorite past reading experiences through their drawings and words, as well as to report their ref lections regarding the implications of those experiences for the inclusion of reading in their future instruction" There are really two questions imbedded here.
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes