Journal Review

As you prepare for a career in education, it is important to become familiar with a variety of professional journals. Professional journals will keep you informed on current research and practice in literacy instruction.

You will need to complete four Journal Reviews. One for each topic: Writing, Guided Reading, Phonics and Phonemic Awareness, and Learning Environment.

Locate an article for each topic as it relates to beginning readers and writers. Your review must be based on children in grades K-2. A list of suggested journals is given in the table below.

The Reading Teacher	Reading Research Quarterly	American Journal of Education
Language Arts	Research in the Teaching of English	The Clearing House
Early Childhood Research Quarterly	The Elementary School Journal	Exceptional Children
Intervention in School and Clinic	Journal of Curriculum and Supervision	The Journal of Education Research

There are many other professional journals out there. As long as they have been peer edited, you may use them.

Writing the Review

Write a summary and response to the article. What did you learn? Did the article present information that will be helpful to you as a literacy teacher? How does what you read relate to what we have discussed in class? How does it relate to your text?

For each topic two people will be required to share the information they have found and the connections that they have made. Please provide the bibliographic information so that you classmates will be able to easily locate the article.

When you submit your review, please attach a copy of the article.

Your review must:

· Be no more than 4 pages

· Follow APA or similar guidelines for fonts, margins, spacing, referencing information in the article, etc.

Grading for Journal Review and Presentation

Student:___________________________________

	Possible Points	Your Points
Presentation	15
Summary	15
Reaction/Discussion	25
Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation, Organization and Clarity of Writing	15
Connections Made	30
Total	100

Professional Journal Article Scoring Key

Presentation: (15)

· Prepared

· Hand-out or chart of main points

· Summary is prepared

· Reflection (your thoughts, ideas, feelings)

· Connections to text, other articles, and fieldwork

· Answer questions confidently

Summary: (15)

· Clear

· Concise

· Complete

Reaction/Discussion: (25)

· Your thoughts, feelings and ideas are insightful regarding what you learned and how you will apply it

Connections Made: (30)

· To class discussions

· To the text

· To field experience present or past

· Examples are given

Grammar, Spelling, Punctuation, Clarity of Writing/Organization: (15)

· Complete Sentences

· Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation

· Main points are put together in an organized manner

· Your reaction flows from one idea to the next

· Thoughts, feelings and ideas are connected to information in the article

· Written as if I do not have the article in front of me

· Writing is professional

· Message flows