Journal of Research in Education

Volume 25, Number 1

Table of Contents

 

From the Editors................................................................................................................................................1

 

Acknowledgements..........................................................................................................................................2

 

Perceptions about “Good Readers”: Analyzing Curricular, Linguistic, and Socioeconomic Differences

Lindsey Moses..................................................................................................................................................4

 

A Study of Multicultural Course Change: An Analysis of Syllabi and Classroom Dynamics

Keonya Booker and Gloria D. Campbell-Whatley............................................................................................20

 

Documenting Teacher Candidates’ Professional Growth through Performance Evaluation

Elizabeth L. Brown, Jennifer Suh, Seth A. Parsons, Audra K. Parker, and Erin M. Ramirez...........................35

 

How Student Enrollment in Kindergarten Readiness Classes Affects Future Academic Achievement

Ashlee B. Hover..............................................................................................................................................57

 

Reshaping Literacy in a High Poverty Early Childhood Classroom: One Teacher’s Action Research Project

Margaret Vaughn, Lynnette Rose, and Linda Taylor.....................................................................................72

 

Teachers’ Perceptions about the Common Core State Standards in Writing

Anna H. Hall, Amy Hutchison, and Kelley Mayer White................................................................................88