A Window into Practice: Examining Elementary Writing Methods Instruction

Authors

Judy H. Paulick, University of VirginiaFollow
Joy Myers, James MadisonFollow
Alexa Quinn, University of VirginiaFollow
Lori Couch, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Judith Dunkerly-Bean, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Holly H. Robbins, Radford UniversityFollow
Haley SiglerFollow
Allison Ward-Parsons, George Mason UniversityFollow

Abstract

We know very little about what happens in elementary literacy methods courses, particularly those that focus on writing instruction. In this study, we offer a window into writing methods instruction, examining three pedagogies of practice used by experienced teacher educators (TEs) across one U.S. state —representations, decompositions, and approximations of practice (Grossman, Compton, Igra, Ronfeldt, Shahan, & Williamson, 2009). We found a variety of ways that instructors use these pedagogies of practice, both in isolation and in combination, in their instruction. We provide implications and suggestions for the support and development of elementary writing methods TEs.

Recommended Citation

Paulick, Judy H.; Myers, Joy; Quinn, Alexa; Couch, Lori; Dunkerly-Bean, Judith; Robbins, Holly H.; Sigler, Haley; and Ward-Parsons, Allison (2019) "A Window into Practice: Examining Elementary Writing Methods Instruction," Teaching/Writing: The Journal of Writing Teacher Education: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/wte/vol6/iss1/4