Are preservice teachers prepared to teach struggling readers?

Annals of Dyslexia

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-43

  Washburn, Erin K ^a   Joshi, R Malatesha ^a   Cantrell, Emily Binks ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DRURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Language; Literacy; Teacher education; Teacher knowledge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; METHODOLOGY; PHONETICS; READING; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; DYSLEXIA; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PHONETICS; READING; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959283644     PISSN: 07369387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11881-010-0040-y     Document Type: Article

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