Abstract
The use of quality texts in elementary classrooms plays a major role in children’s literacy development. Quality children’s literature helps learners develop into skilled readers and writers with increased gains in vocabulary knowledge and comprehension. This paper demonstrates how pre-service teachers gained an understanding of the educational value of evaluating texts for quality. Using a mentor teacher assigned science topic, the pre-service teachers reviewed and evaluated texts and electronic based resources on specific science topics. The data highlights pre-service teachers’ reflections on how quality texts can be a powerful tool in supporting literacy success in their future teaching. It also highlights a range of quality texts used in conjunction with notable science topics frequently taught during the fall and spring quarters in public schools.
Recommended Citation
Stone, Carolyn and Conrad, Deborah
(2017)
"Preparing Today to Empower Future Learners: Pre-service teachers’ experiences selecting & evaluating children’s literature for quality and use in PreK-6th grade integrated literacy/science instruction,"
The Language and Literacy Spectrum: Vol. 27:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/lls/vol27/iss1/3
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