Teachers’ Beliefs about Biliteracy Instruction:

Commonalties, Divergence & Dilemma

Presented at the
National Association for Bilingual Education Conference
Denver, Colorado
January 29, 1999

Jill Kerper Mora
San Diego State University


 

2/19/99

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Table of Contents

Teachers’ Beliefs about Biliteracy Instruction: Commonalties, Divergence & Dilemma 

Research Question 1

Research Question 2

Design of the Study

The TORP classifies teachers according to three orientations:

Approaches to Bilingual & Second-Language Reading (BIA) 

Factors in Teachers’ Selection of Reading Approaches for LM Students 

Calexico Staff Development Activities 1992-1996

B/CLAD Credentials Calexico School District 

Bilingual/ELD Program

Teachers' Language Preferences for Reading

Teachers' Literacy History

TORP Approach Preferences Distribution

Biliteracy Instructional Approaches Subscales Patterns of Beliefs

Findings of the BIA Study

Differences in Teachers’ Beliefs about Biliteracy Instruction

ANOVA BIA Subscales & Teacher Characteristics

ANOVA BIA Subscales & Teacher Characteristics

ANOVA BIA Subscales & Teacher Characteristics

Conclusions

Author: Jill Kerper Mora
Copyright 1999

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