The Impact of a School's Literacy Program on a Primary Classroom

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Direct Instruction; Literacy; Reading Instruction; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Qualitative Research; Whole Language Approach; Educational Practices; Classroom Techniques; Educational Theories; Learning Processes; Educational Research; Elementary Education; Foreign Countries; Achievement Gains

0380-2361

The purpose of this study was to examine how my reading instruction had been situated within my school's literacy program. As a way to investigate this study, I employed qualitative teacher research. I used reading theory (Whole Language and Direct Instruction) as the analytical lens for my analysis. The results illustrated how the Direct Instruction aspects of the literacy program permeated into my classroom, altered my teaching practices, and impacted student learning. While there were both positives and negatives to the instructional techniques, teacher and student choice was limited. (Contains 2 footnotes.)

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10

2012

EJ968806