A survey of 260 reading clinicians yielded a list of 25 books recommended for remedial reading teachers. (DD)

Suggests ways reading teachers can keep up with new children's books, obtain books, and motivate students to read. (DD)

Discusses some recent trends in teacher certification and professional development and the impact they have had on literacy instruction in schools. Argues for a multifaceted approach to meet the demand for high-quality teachers. Discusses alternative pathways to licensure. (SG)

Argues that teacher researchers are reflective practitioners searching for insights to improve their teaching practice, which does not exclude them from "proving" generalizable truths. Argues that different interpretations of the term "teacher researcher" enrich the debate. (RS)

Presents and discusses seven books in which practitioners grapple with the move toward wholeness in their classrooms, offering the practitioners' own blueprints for holistic curricula laid upon a foundation of Vygotskian principles. Notes also three collections that package popular, high-quality children's books into a variety of theme units. (SR)

Considers and discusses different ways of teaching phonemic awareness. Suggests that 5 factors should be included to have an adequate background for informed decision making about phonemic awareness instruction. Describes 10 books, guidebooks and activity books with phonemic awareness or phonological awareness in their titles. (SG)

This article examines the professional learning accruing from school-based initial teacher education (ITE) within the wider policy debate on school performance. It contrasts the very positive perceptions reported by teachers on the contribution of involvement in ITE to their professional learning with the less than fulsome attitude of school…

This study assessed the influence of guided inquiry and explicit reflective instruction on K-6 teachers' views of nature of science (NOS). Using the Views of Nature of Science Elementary School Version 2 (VNOS-D2), and associated interviews we tracked the changes in NOS views of teacher participants prior to and following a summer professional…

Describes several successful inservice teacher education programs in reading. (RB)

Describes an inservice teacher education program designed to improve teaching techniques by utilizing videotape equipment in teacher workshops. (RB)

Most schools recognize the need to conduct inservice training programs supervised by reading consultants in order to realize the potential of teachers during their preservice education. To be effective, an inservice training program for elementary reading teachers should first be viewed by the participants as an aid to improve the teaching of…

Discusses how one teacher's experiential learning as a parent and writer provide more insight into his classroom teaching than do consultations with "expert" sources. (HTH)

A teacher shares his method of reducing the negative feelings teachers sometimes get and of saving time and energy. At the end of each day, he spends 10 or 15 minutes analyzing and evaluating his lessons of the day. Ten tips are included. (MT)

The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Reading Initiative and this Inquiry Study: "Exploring Visions of Literacy" invites study groups to embark on a professional journey no individual can fully predict. Through considering the visions of several leading literacy educators (B. Cambourne, M.A.K. Halliday, J. Harste, S.…

Explores a number of innovative professional development strategies for teachers. Examines the development and role of a teacher support group in Canada and its efforts to develop a language-process oriented classroom. (HTH)