Scales and Tracy Publish Article

 College of Education and Allied Professions      January 29, 2021

Drs. Roya Scales and Kelly Tracy, faculty in the School of Teaching and Learning, have published an article with colleauges across the country in Teacher Eucation Quarterly. The article, "A Multi-State Study of the Dominant Discourses in Teacher Candidates' Memories of Writing," examines the discourses of writing evident in teacher candidates’ memories of writing and considers implications for teacher preparation. Findings indicate that language associated with a skills discourse of writing, emphasizing structure and correctness, was prevalent in the memories of how teacher candidates were taught to write.