A Case Study of Kindergarten Teachers in the Process of Initiating a Whole Language Literacy Program.

Bruneau, Beverly J.

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ERIC Number: EJ453765

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Publication Date: 1992

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A Case Study of Kindergarten Teachers in the Process of Initiating a Whole Language Literacy Program.

Bruneau, Beverly J.

Teaching and Learning, v6 n2 p33-41 Win 1992

Reports a case study of three kindergarten teachers who were introduced in a university class to emergent literacy research from a developmental perspective. Observations and interviews with the three teachers indicated teachers believed external constraints inhibited child-centered teaching. They held conflicting beliefs about child-centered and teacher-led classrooms. (SM)

Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Case Studies, Emergent Literacy, Inservice Teacher Education, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Primary Education, Reading Instruction, Student Centered Curriculum, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Whole Language Approach, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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