The Efficacy of a Dialogic Learning Environment in Fostering Literacy

Autor/in	Alfassi, Miriam
Titel	The Efficacy of a Dialogic Learning Environment in Fostering Literacy
Quelle	In: Reading Psychology, 30 (2009) 6, S.539-563 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0270-2711
Schlagwörter	Educational Objectives; Discourse Communities; Instructional Effectiveness; Literacy; Program Evaluation; Cooperative Learning; Educational Environment; Language Arts; Middle School Teachers; Comparative Analysis; Reading Comprehension; Teaching Methods; Grade 7 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Unterrichtserfolg; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Kooperatives Lernen; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Sprachkultur; Middle school; Middle schools; Teacher; Teachers; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Leseverstehen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07
Abstract	This comparative study examines the role of contextual features embedded in a dialogic environment in fostering literacy. The study, implemented by language arts teachers in a middle school setting, investigates the effectiveness of an instructional program designed to create a collaborative dialogic learning environment that imparts literacy. The program is compared to a traditional learning environment in which reading and writing are imparted through direct teacher instruction. Results indicate that embedding literacy instruction in communities of discourse is superior to traditional methods in fostering reading comprehension and writing competence. Findings suggest that a dialogic environment creates the context within which students develop cognitive tools to achieve literacy. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10