Why elementary teachers might be inadequately prepared to teach reading

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 392-402

  Joshi, R Malatesha ^a   Binks, Emily ^b   Hougen, Martha ^c   Dahlgren, Mary E ^d   Ocker Dean, Emily ^e   Smith, Dennie L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d Private Consultant   (United States)

^e MCMURRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Literacy constructs; Teacher education; Teacher knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LINGUISTICS; PHONETICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; READING; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

CHILD; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; PHONETICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; READING; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70249127958     PISSN: 00222194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022219409338736     Document Type: Article

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