What they know and believe about family literacy: Preservice and mentor teachers respond and reflect
Abstract
The authors examine family literacy awareness among preservice mentor teachers in a professional development school setting. Believing the best milieu for developing literacy occurs when authentic, reciprocal relationships between home and school lead to valuing and building upon the literacy practices of both, these researchers sought to establish baseline data regarding the nature of family literacy knowledge and practices being observed by these preservice teachers. This article describes four phases of data collection and analysis, and the categories of family literacy awareness that emerged. Findings support the urgent need for family literacy inclusive teacher education programs.
Reference
Foote, M. M., & Linder, P. E. (2000). What they know and believe about family literacy: Preservice and mentor teachers respond and reflect. Yearbook of the College Reading Association, 22, 159-176.
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
Institutional Context
Certification Level
Programatic Focus
Research Location Context
- field placements (not related to methods courses)
Preservice Participants
Preservice Sample Size
23
Duration of Data Collection
Data Sources
- assignments
- fieldnotes
- Interviews
- lesson plans
- Questionnaires
- written responses
Data Analysis Tools
- Constant comparative analysis
Researcher Positionality
- inside (staying their own students)
Research Questions
a)What is the nature of family
literacy awareness among preservice teachers and their mentor teachers? and
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes
b)What activities do preservice teachers observe occurring within public school
classrooms which they believe connect with literacy practices in the homes?
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes