Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to explore teacher candidates’ tutoring experiences within a university clinical practicum to acquire an understanding about how their unique interactions with struggling readers and research-based methodology contribute to their pedagogical understandings of literacy instruction.
This article spotlights teacher education and addresses the question of how teacher educators can guide teacher candidates in putting theory into practice with early readers. The author describes a scaffolded clinical practicum in which preservice teachers have the opportunity assess, teach and reflect on their work with children.
Recommended Citation
Waters, Karen C. "A Clinical Practicum Experience to Prepare Teacher Candidates for Early Literacy Instruction." Connecticut Reading Association Journal 1.2 (Spr/Summer 2013): 27-37.
Included in
Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, Pre-Elementary, Early Childhood, Kindergarten Teacher Education Commons
