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| Language Arts | 3 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedCommeyras, Michelle – Language Arts, 2002
Asks herself 5 provocative questions so that the author can better align her teaching practices with her beliefs. Addresses thoroughly each question. Concludes that her current challenge is to continually examine how her teaching practices align with her vision of the future. (SG)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Futures (of Society), Politics, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedWaters, Rebecca – Language Arts, 1999
Shares the author's systematic observations and reflections on students' learning in her first-grade classroom as a means of opening a conversation about what counts as teacher research. (SR)
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Research, Educational Research, Primary Education
Peer reviewedMeyer, Richard J. – Language Arts, 2002
Presents a critical analysis demonstrating that scripted phonics programs hold student and teachers as curriculum hostages. Begins as an investigation into the uses of predictable texts to teach reading in primary classrooms. Discusses how the mandated program is so oriented to preciseness that the students are less willing to take risks as…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Design, Educational Principles
