Elementary Teachers' Uses of Informational Text and Appropriation of Inquiry

• In Event: 77.040 - Literacy and Inquiry-Based Teaching

Abstract

This longitudinal mixed-methods study examines (1) How does preparation to use informational text impact the rate of informational texts included in teacher-constructed literacy environments? And (2) How does preparation to use inquiry as a teaching practice impact the ways informational texts are used? Using notions of adaptive teaching and appropriation (Grossman, Smagorinsky & Valencia, 1999) rather than direct application, findings point to the impact of teacher preparation to use informational texts and inquiry on in-service teachers’ practices.

Author

• Catherine Anne Lammert, The University of Iowa