"And Then They Ride Away Into the Sunset": Opting In and Opting Out of Publicly Constructing Reader Identities

• In Event: 33.079 - Roundtable Session 12
  In Roundtable Session: 33.079-21 - Constructing Disability Discourse and Identity

Abstract

This paper explores how reader identities emerged in whole group discussions of read aloud texts for fifth grade readers identified as “struggling.” Drawing on discourse analytic methods for analyzing transcripts of classroom interactions, analysis demonstrates how students publicly performed reading competence or actively opted out. This paper offers implications for researchers, teacher educators, and in-service teachers who seek to work toward more just educational opportunities for students pushed to the margins of the educational “norm.”

Author

• Michiko Hikida, The Ohio State University - Columbus