A second grade teacher's innovations toward multimodal literacies in an urban primary school
This study is an examination of a second grade teacher’s negotiation of multimodal literacies in a high performing urban primary school in Detroit. In spite of the school’s high performing record, teachers were required to adhere closely to paced curriculum and exclusive use of curriculum materials....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Language and Literacy Researchers of Canada
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Language and Literacy: A Canadian Educational e-journal |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/langandlit/index.php/langandlit/article/view/19416 |
| Summary: | This study is an examination of a second grade teacher’s negotiation of multimodal literacies in a high performing urban primary school in Detroit. In spite of the school’s high performing record, teachers were required to adhere closely to paced curriculum and exclusive use of curriculum materials. A teacher and researcher collaboration implemented supplemental texts and negotiated innovations toward multimodal literacies with a theme entitled Fossils. An examination of peer-led discussion groups, peer-led reading logs and the focal teacher’s Interactive Whiteboard innovations demonstrates deeper comprehension and enhanced participation due to linkages across texts and with students’ social worlds. |
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| ISSN: | 1496-0974 |