Geoffrey Phelps|Steve P. Schilling
Developing Measures of Content Knowledge for Teaching Reading
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
article present results project develop survey measures content knowledge teachers need teach elementary reading areas mathematics science great interest specialized ways teachers need know subject teach othersoften referred pedagogical content knowledge however little known teachers need know reading teach effectively begin article discussing might constitute content knowledge teaching reading describing survey items wrote next factor scaling results presented pilot study 261 multiplechoice items 1542 elementary teachers found content knowledge teaching reading included multiple dimensions defined topic teachers use knowledge teaching practice items within constructs formed reliable scales