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Sharon M. Pratt; Tracey S. Hodges – Literacy Research and Instruction, 2025
Teachers understand the importance of think-alouds, yet research shows that think-alouds may be used ineffectively in practice. Often, this results from the difficulty of explicitly sharing the inner thought processes of competent readers and writers in transferable ways for students. To our knowledge, a tool for helping preservice teachers…
Descriptors: Protocol Analysis, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Reading Instruction
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Anna S. Gibbs; Deborah K. Reed – European Journal of Education, 2025
This content analysis explored children's fictional storybooks and informational science books to determine their differences in high-quality text features that support oral language (OL) development. We also explored the opportunities for OL development in curricular books compared to trade books. Using systematic coding procedures, we evaluated…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Acquisition, Childrens Literature, Textbooks