The Observation Tools We Have and Those We Need: Contrasts in Read-Aloud Practices from Classrooms Rated Highly Effective by Different Rubrics

R. Gabriel, Amber N. Warren, Natalia Ward

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to compare features of read-alouds from fourth grade classrooms that have been identified as very high-performing using contrasting rubrics for classroom observations, including an English/Language Arts-specific rubric, a general rubric designed for 4th-8th grade classrooms, and a general rubric designed for all subjects and grades. We draw on analytic tools from conversation analysis (Sacks, 1992) and positioning theory (Davies & Harré, 1990) to conduct a micro-analysis of instructional interactions during read-alouds in order to identify similarities and differences among read-alouds from exemplary classrooms across these three different rubric rating systems. In doing so we discuss the implications of each rubric as a guide for shaping specific instructional practices.

Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Apr 9 2019
EventAmerican Educational Research Association Annual Meeting - Toronto, Canada
Duration: Apr 9 2019 → …

Conference

ConferenceAmerican Educational Research Association Annual Meeting
Period4/9/19 → …

Keywords

  • classrooms
  • observation tools
  • rubrics

Disciplines

  • Curriculum and Instruction

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