Open AccessA second grade teacher's innovations toward multimodal literacies in an urban primary school
Author(s) -
K. Dara Hill
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
language and literacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1496-0974
DOI - 10.20360/g2ws3m
Subject(s) - interactive whiteboard , curriculum , literacy , reading (process) , pedagogy , negotiation , mathematics education , theme (computing) , reading comprehension , comprehension , sociology , psychology , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , programming language , social science , operating system
This study is an examination of a second grade teacher’s negotiation of multimodal literacies in a high performing urban primary school in Detroit. In spite of the school’s high performing record, teachers were required to adhere closely to paced curriculum and exclusive use of curriculum materials. A teacher and researcher collaboration implemented supplemental texts and negotiated innovations toward multimodal literacies with a theme entitled Fossils. An examination of peer-led discussion groups, peer-led reading logs and the focal teacher’s Interactive Whiteboard innovations demonstrates deeper comprehension and enhanced participation due to linkages across texts and with students’ social worlds.