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Search Terms: Finding Research Articles on Literacy Strategies
Search Terms
- General: "literacy strategies" OR "literacy methods" OR "literacy instruction" OR "disciplinary literacy"
- Subject-specific: "literacy strategies" AND math*
- Text-specific: "primary sources" AND "literacy instruction", "science nonfiction" AND "literacy instruction"
- Optional grade levels: "high school" OR secondary" NOT college
The OWL at Purdue: Quick APA Style Help
- APA Formatting and Style Guide, from Purdue UniversityThe OWL program at Purdue has some excellent instructional guides, among them this guide to APA explaining and showing examples for formating a research paper and citation styles.
Content-Area Professional Organizations & Journals/Magazines
- American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)The American Journal of Physics; The Physics Teacher
- American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)The French Review
- American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)The German Quarterly; Die Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German
- American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)Hispania; Albricias; Spanish and Portuguese Review (SPR)
- American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)The Language Educator; Foreign Language Annals
- National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT)American Biology Teacher
- National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)Social Education; Social Studies and the Young Learner; Middle Level Learning; Theory & Research in Social Education
- National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)English Education; English Journal; Language Arts;Talking Points; Voices from the Middle; English Leadership Quarterly; College Composition & Communication; College English; Teaching English in the Two-Year College; Research in the Teaching of English
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12; Mathematics Teacher Education; Journal for Research in Mathematics Education
- National Science Teaching Association (NSTA)Science & Children; Science Scope; The Science Teacher; Connected Science Learning; Journal of College Science Teaching
- New York State Association of Foreign Language TeachersLanguage Association Journal
- TESOL International AssociationTESOL Quarterly (TQ); TESOL Journal (TJ)
Journal Search in GLOCAT
Journals
To look for a journal go to the blue bar at the top of the webpage and click on "Search Journal". A search box like the one below will appear.
Then, type in the keywords or title of the journal, browse the results and click on the journal title of your interest to see the complete electronic access options. Once in the journal record scroll down to the "View Online" section and click the "Show License" button. Then, click one of the "Full Text Availability" options to check for dates available. Clicking any of these options will take out of GLOCAT and land you into the database that host the journal. (See video below)
Another way to search for journal is to type in the keywords in the basic search box and then "Modify Your Results" by "Material type: Journals".
Recommended Education Databases
- ERIC (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, contains more than a million records, some of which are available in full-text.
- ERIC (Direct)Is an online library of education research and information.
- Education Source This link opens in a new windowContains indexing and abstracts for more than 1,500 journals, as well as full text for more than 750 journals. Coverage includes all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties.
- Teacher Reference Center This link opens in a new windowTeacher Reference Center (TRC) provides indexing and abstracts for more than 230 peer-reviewed journals.
To find scholarly journals that are focused on teaching in a specific subject area visit this research guide on Research Resources: Professional Literature.
