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Sabine Little – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
The Rivers of Reading methodology has been used previously to explore children's reading development, but very little research focusing on multilingual children exists. Similarly, reading for pleasure in multiple languages has received little attention. This paper addresses both these gaps. Seven children aged 8-13, across six multilingual…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Literacy, Preadolescents, Teaching Methods
Rebekah Kinnard Taylor; L. Kathryn Sharp – Childhood Education, 2024
Although early childhood theorists agree on the importance of spending time in nature and the outdoors, it unfortunately appears that today's young children do not always have sufficient opportunities to experience and strengthen this connection. Lack of time spent in nature, combined with the health issues associated with large quantities of time…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Early Childhood Education, Reading Material Selection, Learning Activities
Jennifer Gurley; Stefanee Berry; Brandi Reynolds – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Amidst debates over book-banning and diversity legislation, this study investigated teachers' literature selection processes, emphasizing the impact of mandates on decision-making. Employing a mixed method design, the research analyzed quantitative survey data from 60 middle-grade teachers, revealing a stable emphasis on specific text…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Decision Making, Middle School Teachers, Educational Legislation
Hannah Helm; Emma Barnes; Katie Barnes; Jade Munslow Ong – English in Education, 2024
This article analyses the activities and early outcomes of an ongoing co-designed and co-delivered research impact project entitled "Decolonising the English Literature A-Level". It draws on examples from three case studies, classroom experiences, and student and teacher feedback to show how efforts to support the decolonisation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Decolonization, College Students, English Literature
Dianne Wellington; Jasmyn Jones – Multicultural Perspectives, 2024
Using Sealey-Ruiz racial literacy development model, this article argues that all children deserve to see their identities, experiences, and languages reflected in text. We pair this model with award-winning children's literature to deepen preservice teachers' racial literacy. Scholars have long recognized the power of children's literature in the…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Childrens Literature, Disproportionate Representation
Montserrat Cubillos; Rosario Rousseau – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2024
Reading is linked to numerous positive outcomes, including academic achievement, reduced stress, and enhanced life expectancy. However, a significant portion of Chilean adolescents engage in limited reading. Notably, male students tend to exhibit lower levels of reading motivation compared to their female counterparts, with declining reading…
Descriptors: Reading Material Selection, Reading Motivation, Males, Single Sex Schools
Daniel Buck – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2024
The conventional wisdom among educators and literacy gurus is that reading comprehension depends on the acquisition of isolatable, teachable, and generalizable skills. Consequently, many elementary and middle school English classrooms follow the "reading workshop" model, an approach to literacy instruction, with several variations that…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills, Educational Practices
Susan Flis – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The present study investigated how an instructional coach supported elementary classroom teachers in critically analyzing interactive read-aloud texts and facilitating critical conversations with students about inclusive picture books. Extant literature highlights the importance of the representation of all identities in children's literature.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Picture Books, Inclusion, Childrens Literature
Hartsfield, Danielle E.; Kimmel, Sue C. – Reading Teacher, 2021
Young readers depend on adults to provide access to a variety of materials representing diverse perspectives and providing information about topics of interest and importance to them. The decisions of literacy professionals to include or exclude a book from a lesson or a collection have far-reaching implications for the kinds of ideas,…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Reading Material Selection, Decision Making, Diversity
Leija, María G.; Martinez, Miriam; DeJulio, Samuel – Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2023
Teachers of beginning readers have choices in the books they select. A careful look at the features of books provides an informed basis for choosing books that engage young readers. In this article we share insights from a comparative content analysis of leveled readers and Geisel award books that can motivate children to read and prepare them for…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Beginning Reading, Books, Reading Material Selection
Torres, Francisco L.; Pytash, Kristine E. – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2023
In this paper, we highlight how restorying with preservice secondary English language arts teachers can encourage them to explore what is possible with mandated texts, like those found in the canon, for diverse world building centered in empathy, self-exploration, and justice. Findings highlight the critical reflective process preservice teachers…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Language Arts, Literature
Adrienne Lowe Pahnke – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The importance of selecting one's own texts to read has been well documented as it relates to student reading motivation, reading volume, and overall reading attitude. However, elementary students state that having trouble selecting a book is the number one reason they do not read more. The lack of students' ability to effectively implement text…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, School Libraries, Media Specialists, Media Selection
Sharon Vaughn; Alison Boardman; Janette K. Klingner – Guilford Press, 2024
Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this important resource helps teachers understand how good readers comprehend text and how best to support students who are struggling. It presents effective instructional methods for learners at all grade levels, including those with reading disabilities. Every chapter translates state-of-the-art…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Student Evaluation, Vocabulary Development
Luz Santa María – Literacy, 2024
This article discusses young women's reading practices and the social uses of literature for enabling gender equality that are present in those practices. Through a digital ethnography study where six young women collaborated as participants, I asked the data: How is literature, precisely its capacity to be used, conceived by young women readers…
Descriptors: Females, Feminism, Gender Issues, Womens Education
Lakia M. Scott; Yongpeng Zhu; Suzanne M. Nesmith; Yuyan Jiao; Evan Ditmore – Electronic Journal for Research in Science & Mathematics Education, 2024
This case study explores the integration of children's literature in science education, with a focus on engaging preservice teachers in a science methods course to select, locate, design, and implement the integration of children's literature in their instructional practices. Sixty-four elementary preservice teachers in an initial teacher…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Education, Childrens Literature, Preservice Teacher Education