Print Rich Environments: Our Prue-Service Teachers' Report of What They Observed in Their Field Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Tao, Liqing; Robinson, Helen
Titel	Print Rich Environments: Our Prue-Service Teachers' Report of What They Observed in Their Field Experiences
Quelle	In: Reading Horizons, 45 (2005) 4, S.349-366 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0034-0502
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Emergent Literacy; Preservice Teachers; Student Teaching; Teacher Education Programs; Classroom Observation Techniques; Case Studies; Perception; Teaching Experience + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Frühleseunterricht; Teaching practice; Unterrichtspraxis; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Wahrnehmung
Abstract	This study examined teacher candidates' observations and perceptions of classroom print-rich environments during field observations. The focus is on what the teacher candidates report and believe they have observed in classrooms regarding print-rich environments. The subjects were 35 undergraduate teacher candidates enrolled in two language arts and arts methods classes requiring 36 hours of field observations in an urban setting. Pre-service teacher candidates' weekly reflective journals and semester-end descriptions provided data sources. A qualitative method was used to examine patterns of observations and descriptions concerning print-rich environments. Results revealed that most teacher candidates did not realize and observe the dynamic nature of print-rich environments. Suggestions are offered for future improvement of field observations for pre-service teachers. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10