Promising Practices in Literacy Teacher Education: Researchers of Literacy Teacher Education Link Research to Practice

Session Submission Type: Alternative Format Session

Abstract

The purpose of this alternative session is to share both the pedagogical practices of literacy researchers and research into those practices. It brings together six culturally relevant teacher education literacy practices from a variety of social contexts. These practices will be presented in six, ten-minute presentations It is our hope that this session will encourage more research into the pedagogy of literacy teacher educators.

Content Area

• Area 1: Pre-service Teacher Education in Literacy

Chair

• Sherry Dismuke, Boise State University

Individual Presentations

• Vocabulary technique: Lightning Words - Thomas DeVere Wolsey, IAIE; Diane Lapp, San Diego State University; Douglas Fisher, San Diego State University; Nancy Frey, San Diego State University

• Making e-Books - Chinwe Ikpeze, St John Fisher College

• Creating a Unit of Study - Denise Morgan, Kent State University

• Writing a Mentor Text - Vicki McQuitty, Towson University

• Effective Revision Strategies - Karen Kreider Yoder, Touro University California

• The Wonder project: Teaching emerging themes and character traits - Sandra A. Chambers, Kutztown University