The purpose of this study was to examine how my reading instruction had been situated within my school's literacy program. As a way to investigate this study, I employed qualitative teacher research. I used reading theory (Whole Language and Direct Instruction) as the analytical lens for my analysis. The results illustrated how the Direct…

Focuses on the teaching behavior of a small sample of rural self-described whole-language kindergarten teachers to determine consistency level between their perceptions of whole-language teaching and whether whole-language concepts were applied to their classroom instruction. Indicates many teachers were unable or unwilling to incorporate many of…

The key to developmentally appropriate practices is to let a child construct his or her own knowledge through interactions with the social and physical environment. Because the child is viewed as intrinsically motivated and self-directed, effective teaching capitalizes on the child's motivation to explore, experiment, and to make sense of his or…