TY - JOUR
T1 - An Analysis of the Discourse and Actions of Reading Conferences With English Learners
T2 - A Situated Perspective
AU - Brown, Sally
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - In this article the author shares examples of reading conferences with 10 English learners over the course of a semester. The reading conferences are conducted by four monolingual, European-American teachers at a primary school in the Southeastern United States. Sociocultural and identity theories are used as a theoretical frame for the research study. Observations of the reading conferences reveal several themes inhibiting the literacy learning of English learners: lack of self-correction opportunities, unbalanced instruction, metalanguage, text difficulty, and book levels. In addition, the conferences with English learners are compared to native-speaking students in a cross-case analysis. Transcripts illustrate the complex factors affecting the learning and identity formation process for English learners. The author offers suggestions for reframing reading conferences with English learners.
AB - In this article the author shares examples of reading conferences with 10 English learners over the course of a semester. The reading conferences are conducted by four monolingual, European-American teachers at a primary school in the Southeastern United States. Sociocultural and identity theories are used as a theoretical frame for the research study. Observations of the reading conferences reveal several themes inhibiting the literacy learning of English learners: lack of self-correction opportunities, unbalanced instruction, metalanguage, text difficulty, and book levels. In addition, the conferences with English learners are compared to native-speaking students in a cross-case analysis. Transcripts illustrate the complex factors affecting the learning and identity formation process for English learners. The author offers suggestions for reframing reading conferences with English learners.
KW - comprehension
KW - conferring
KW - early childhood
KW - ELL
KW - qualitative research
KW - reading
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84874506670&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/19388071.2012.742601
DO - 10.1080/19388071.2012.742601
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84874506670
SN - 1938-8071
VL - 52
SP - 130
EP - 149
JO - Literacy Research and Instruction
JF - Literacy Research and Instruction
IS - 2
ER -