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Teaching for Deep Comprehension
In Apprenticeship in Literacy (Dorn, French, and Jones 1998), my coauthors and I concluded our book with this statement: Systemic change lies in our understanding how our children learn and in our ability to problem-solve with colleagues who work with our children, who share our common experiences, and who speak our language of literacy (p. 160). This quote represents a vision of teachers working together toward a common goal, but it also captures the need for a common language and shared experiences that foster constructive problem solving within the group. For the past twelve years, Carla and I have worked alongside teachers to discover best literacy practices. Our work in schools is a kind of apprenticeship situation, one that builds on a constructivist theory of literacy learning in social contexts. Our social contexts have been classrooms, where literacy coaches and classroom teachers are living their literacy lives alongside their young students. Our book would not be complete without the contributions of a special group of educators who collaborated with us on the DVD that accompanies our book. At Sallie Cone Elementary in the Conway School District, we thank Vicki Altland, first-grade teacher, for her willingness to share her classroom with us. At Gibbs International Magnet School in the Little Rock School District, we thank Felicia Hobbs, principal; Teresa Richardson, literacy coach; Melanie Miller, second-grade teacher; and Jill Johnson and Priscella Leibig, fourth-grade teachers. Special thanks to our state leaders, who allowed us to videotape their book discussion: Debbie Coffman, Reading Program Director at the Arkansas Department of Education; Pam East, K12 Literacy Specialist in the Conway School District; and Laurie Harrison and Patsy Conner, Reading Recovery Teacher Leaders at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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