Orthographic knowledge is the understanding of how spoken language is represented in print. However, the terms used to describe the two levels of orthographic knowledge, lexical and sublexical orthographic knowledge, have been variably defined and inconsistently measured, potentially contributing to discrepancies in research findings. Dissimilarities in how orthographic knowledge has been operationally defined and measured and the associated differences in tasks used to assess that construct are discussed. As part of that discussion, we relate how some measures assess either implicit or more explicit levels of orthographic knowledge. Using current theories and the existing research, we next provide an argument for how initial development of sublexical orthographic knowledge occurs before lexical orthographic knowledge. Suggestions are provided for what researchers might do in the future to help move the field toward a better understanding of orthographic knowledge. Strategies for assessing orthographic knowledge in literacy research are offered.
Parent or guardian perceptions play a specialized role in the evaluation of school teachers. Parents are important stakeholders
in teacher success, they are in some instances partners in the teachers' work, parents have unique personal information about
student learning, and they can report on the teacher duties to inform parents about the classroom and child progress. This
study analyzed the responses of parents to 12 survey items concerning teacher performance in 201 classrooms. The surveys were
used as part of an innovative teacher evaluation program in which teachers elected to include parent feedback as one objective
data source for annual review. In this study three factors emerged as important concerns for parents: humane treatment of
students, support for pupil learning, and effective communication and collaboration with parents. Recommendations for use
of specific survey items can be based on the empirical results of this sampling. The data gathered by parent surveys define
one dimension of quality which may vary in importance from one teacher to another. 相似文献
AbstractPersonalized learning refers to a collection of practices designed to place student interests and needs at the heart of schooling. Schools that implement personalized learning need leaders that support educators and students in redesigning the core practices of teaching and learning in K-12 schools. To answer the question of how leaders support this redesign, we use distributed leadership theory to focus on the macrotasks and microtasks that leaders enact to create the conditions for personalized learning practices. Drawing on a five-year, qualitative study of 11 personalized learning programs in the Midwest, we identify three macrotasks supporting personalized learning: reorganizing learning environments to support student voice and choice, assembling idiosyncratic technology ecosystems to distribute teaching and learning tasks, and redesigning instructional time to prioritize student’s interests, agency, and learning relationships. After we describe a number of microtasks associated with each macrotask, we discuss how a consideration of these kinds of leadership tasks can open the contemporary discussion of personalized learning from a narrow focus on learning technologies to an expansive vision of student-centered school reform. 相似文献