TY - JOUR
T1 - Middle- and high-school content area teachers' perceptions about literacy teaching and learning
AU - Chambers Cantrell, Susan
AU - David Burns, Leslie
AU - Callaway, Patricia
PY - 2009/1
Y1 - 2009/1
N2 - Middle- and high-school content area teachers' beliefs about literacy teaching and learning were investigated during the initial implementation phase of a year-long content literacy professional development project. Teacher interview data were used to examine factors that contribute to and/or inhibit teachers' successful implementation of content literacy techniques. Generally, findings indicated that most content area teachers believed that literacy was integral to their content area and they reported viewing themselves as literacy teachers as well as content teachers. Although they encountered a number of barriers during the initial stages of content literacy implementation, the teachers reported that content literacy professional development with coaching and collaboration supported teachers' efficacy with literacy teaching and their implementation of content literacy practices.
AB - Middle- and high-school content area teachers' beliefs about literacy teaching and learning were investigated during the initial implementation phase of a year-long content literacy professional development project. Teacher interview data were used to examine factors that contribute to and/or inhibit teachers' successful implementation of content literacy techniques. Generally, findings indicated that most content area teachers believed that literacy was integral to their content area and they reported viewing themselves as literacy teachers as well as content teachers. Although they encountered a number of barriers during the initial stages of content literacy implementation, the teachers reported that content literacy professional development with coaching and collaboration supported teachers' efficacy with literacy teaching and their implementation of content literacy practices.
KW - Adolescent literacy
KW - Teacher education
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U2 - 10.1080/19388070802434899
DO - 10.1080/19388070802434899
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:65249103363
SN - 1938-8071
VL - 48
SP - 76
EP - 94
JO - Literacy Research and Instruction
JF - Literacy Research and Instruction
IS - 1
ER -