Campus Units
Education, School of
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2019
Journal or Book Title
Mid-Western Educational Researcher
Volume
31
Issue
2
First Page
144
Last Page
165
Abstract
Mentoring for early career teachers is well-documented. Less research exists on formal mentoring for pre-service teachers, but early attrition rates are so alarming that we cannot afford to lose any time in preparing novices for the challenges they will face. This research explored mentoring support provided to pre-service, or novice, teachers in a K12 reading clinic at a state research university. The state has experienced dramatic expansion in linguistic and cultural diversity over the last 25 years, with a concurrent shortage of ESL-certified teachers. While the reading clinic does not provide formal ESL services, more than half the children who attend are English Language Learners. Novices tutoring in the clinic gained experience teaching ELLs as well as experience teaching reading. Since less than 10% of teachers trained at this university earn ESL endorsements, this experience is the only formal training for teaching ELLs that most novices receive. We detail the actions of one exemplary mentor, who had ESL training and experience, as she prepared novices to work with ELLs: negotiating the equity and social justice concerns that accompany learning for all students, especially ELLs and others who represent the changing demographics of our nation and our schools.
Copyright Owner
Mid-Western Educational Researcher
Copyright Date
2019
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Hayden, Emily and Gratteau-Zinnel, Travis R., "Not a Moment to Lose: Mentoring Teacher Candidates for New Cultures and Climate" (2019). Education Publications. 132.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/edu_pubs/132
Included in
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Elementary Education Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Commons
Comments
This article is published as Hayden, H. E., & Gratteau-Zinnel, T.* (2019). Not a moment to lose: Mentoring teacher candidates for new climates and cultures. Mid-western Educational Researcher, 31(2), 144-165. Posted with permission.