Literacy Stories Extended: Of Reflection and Teachers' Portfolios.

Sunstein, Bonnie S.; Potts, Joseph P.

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Publication Date: 1998

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Literacy Stories Extended: Of Reflection and Teachers' Portfolios.

Sunstein, Bonnie S.; Potts, Joseph P.

Teacher Education Quarterly, v25 n1 p61-72 Win 1998

Examines personal literacy portfolios as a tool to extend teacher literacy and breathe life into the curriculum, offering examples of teachers' knowledge as it forms in their portfolios. Over three years, the reflective summaries that 250 preservice and inservice teachers wrote about their portfolios were examined, providing insight into five categories of reflection. (SM)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Literacy, Personal Narratives, Portfolios (Background Materials), Preservice Teacher Education, Reflective Teaching, Student Teachers, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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