Teacher Preparation

Providing every child with excellent literacy instruction begins with equipping educators with the knowledge, skills, and experiences they need to succeed in today's classrooms. Explore resources that support the preparation of literacy professionals, including resources designed for faculty and others working in educator preparation programs.

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Additional Resources

• Bringing the Science of Reading to Preservice Elementary Teachers: Tools That Bridge Research and Practice
  Annemarie H. Hindman, Frederick J. Morrison, Carol McDonald Connor, and Joseph A. Connor
  ARTICLE | Reading Research Quarterly (paid access)
• Transforming Literacy Teacher Preparation: Practice Makes Possible
  James V. Hoffman, Sam DeJulio, and Catherine Lammert
  BRIEF
• Providing Authentic Practice for Prospective Teachers
  Victoria J. Risko and Louann Reid
  INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE (member resource)
• From Preparation to Practice: A Follow Up Study of Novice Teachers' Use of Texas Reading Academy Practices
  Caleb Hood, Yan Yan, and Diane Johnson
  ARTICLE | The Reading Teacher (paid access)
• Power in Partnership: Advancing Educator Preparation Through State-Level Collaboration
  Bethanie C. Pletcher, Stephanie Grote-Garcia, and Roberta D. Raymond
  ARTICLE | Literacy Today (member magazine)
• “New Ways of Knowing”: Collaborative Multimodal Response Assignments in Teacher Education
  Katie Harlan Eller
  ARTICLE | Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (paid access)
• Supporting Preservice Teacher Learning Through Rehearsals
  Nicholas E. Husbye
  INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE (member resource)
• Using University–School Partnerships to Facilitate Preservice Teachers’ Reading and Responding to Student Writing
  Erika L. Bass
  ARTICLE | Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (paid access)
• Children's Rights to Excellent Literacy Instruction
  POSITION STATEMENT
• A Standard of Excellence
  ARTICLE | Literacy Today (member magazine)