Balanced Literacy in an Urban School District
| Autor: | Lisa Pass, Bruce B. Frey, Steve W. Lee, Donita Massengill, Nona Tollefson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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| Zdroj: | The Journal of Educational Research. 98:272-280 |
| ISSN: | 1940-0675 0022-0671 |
| Popis: | Balanced literacy is a philosophical orientation that assumes that reading and writing achievement are developed through instruction and support in multiple environments in which teachers use various approaches that differ by level of teacher support and child control. The authors describe 1 urban school district's real-world attempt to create a balance between reading and writing, between teacher-directed and student-centered activities, and between skills-based and meaning-based approaches to literacy instruction. To measure balanced literacy components, the authors used a triangulation strategy with multiple methods of data collection that included classroom observations, inventories of physical environments of classrooms and school buildings, teacher surveys, and student interviews. Results suggest that teacher-directed instruction, a fundamental aspect of balanced literacy, was implemented less often than either independent reading or writing activities. Teachers appeared to allocate instructional ti... |
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