This comparative case study investigated the teaching practices of secondary English language arts teachers who are reading endorsed versus secondary English language arts teachers who are not reading endorsed. Florida Department of Education mandated that all reading teachers, and strongly encouraged all English language arts teachers be reading endorsed to meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind ("Just Read, Florida!" 2008). We now need research to see if this surge of reading endorsed teachers is using their training in the classroom. The purpose of this study was to explore and to compare the teaching practices of two secondary standard English I in a reading block teachers, one reading endorsed and the other not reading endorsed, and two honors English II language arts teachers, one reading endorsed and the other not reading endorsed. Did the classes in reading instruction and scientifically based reading research (SBRR) strategies carry over into teaching practices in the classroom? If yes, how, or in what capacity, and in what areas of student learning? The participants in this study included secondary standard English I in a reading block teachers and honors English II language arts teachers from a local central Florida high school. Their identities are confidential, but their years of teaching experience, their qualifications, and their classes' level are provided. This comparative case study used an observation protocol, interviews with teachers, classroom observations, a questionnaire for teachers, and observational and reflective field notes made while observing and documenting teachers' practices in secondary English classrooms. This study investigated the value of the Florida reading endorsement, its influence on secondary teachers' knowledge of instruction and practices, the role of comprehensive professional development, and the endorsement's influence on student engagement. The significance of these results may provide evidence for policymakers to further mandate reading endorsements for content area teachers or become more lenient on their demands for English language arts teachers to become reading endorsed. The input and opinions of the veteran teachers may help shape and change the current endorsement while examining theory to practice. The study was qualitative in nature; most of the evidence and research came from observations and interviews. The voice of the veteran English teachers, their beliefs, instructional practices, classroom environments, and students' motivation is a reflection of current practices in today's public schools. There is evidence that professional development in scientifically based reading research has an impact on the instructional practices of teachers. The study included the voice of the teachers; what they would like to experience in professional development; what they found useful; what they need; and what they did not value. The participants explained how they transformed theory into practice. The findings of this study concluded that further research and communication is needed between the researchers who design professional development statewide initiatives for secondary content area teachers, the teachers/practitioners who implement the knowledge and strategies, the administration for support, and policy makers who mandate the professional development efforts. The reading endorsed teachers did create enthusiastic classroom environments where student motivation increased, but the teachers voiced obstacles that inhibited their professional development that should be addressed.

Esta pesquisa investiga se há correspondência entre a opinião do magistério, do sindicato e da Secretaria de Educação em relação ao seu plano de carreira e à qualidade da educação. O questionamento sobre o silêncio docente em torno de problemas educacionais e uma ampliação da noção de qualidade da educação para o documento que regula a profissão docente basearam o seguinte problema de pesquisa: qual é a correspondência entre a opinião docente e o discurso institucional sobre a relação entre estatuto do magistério e qualidade da educação? A principal hipótese examinada foi a de que não há correspondência entre a opinião do magistério e o discurso institucional sobre aspectos profissionais e a qualidade da educação quando docentes não dominam o discurso e as práticas políticas dos atores que influenciam ou definem as políticas educacionais formuladas para alcançar determinado patamar de qualidade da educação, como é o caso do estatuto do magistério. Para responder ao problema, foram realizados dois procedimentos de coleta de dados: entrevistas com professoras/es e análise documental de fóruns virtuais, dos jornais e boletins produzidos pelo Sindicato dos Funcionários Públicos de Diadema (Sindema) e das circulares produzidas pela Secretaria de Educação de Diadema. Os resultados da pesquisa mostram que a hipótese não se confirma em sua totalidade, pois há correspondência entre vozes docentes e discurso institucional quando associam qualidade da educação a alguns aspectos do Estatuto do Magistério, sobretudo a remuneração e a evolução funcional. No entanto, não há correspondência entre percepções gerais sobre qualidade da educação entre os atores. / This research investigates possible correspondences between the opinion of teachers, the teachers union, and the Department of Education concerning both teacher career pathway and quality of education. The questioning of teacher silence around educational issues and an extension of the concept of quality of education for the document that regulates the teaching profession are based the following research problem: what is the correspondence between teacher\'s beliefs and the institutional discourse on the relationship between teaching status and quality of education? The main hypothesis examined was that there is no correspondence between the views of the teaching staff and the institutional discourse of technical aspects and the quality of education when teachers do not dominate the discourse and practices of political actors that influence or define the educational policies formulated to achieve certain level of quality of education, such as the status of the teaching profession. To address the problem, we conducted data collection using two procedures: interviews with teachers and document analysis of virtual newspapers and newsletters produced by the Union of Public Servants of Diadema (Sindema) forums and circulars produced by the Department of Education. The survey results show that the hypothesis was not entirely confirmed, once there is correspondence between teachers\' voices and institutional discourse when they associate quality education to some aspects of the Statute of Teaching, especially the salary and the functional evolution. However, we did not find any correspondence between general perceptions concerning quality of education between the actors.

Esta pesquisa investiga se há correspondência entre a opinião do magistério, do sindicato e da Secretaria de Educação em relação ao seu plano de carreira e à qualidade da educação. O questionamento sobre o silêncio docente em torno de problemas educacionais e uma ampliação da noção de qualidade da educação para o documento que regula a profissão docente basearam o seguinte problema de pesquisa: qual é a correspondência entre a opinião docente e o discurso institucional sobre a relação entre estatuto do magistério e qualidade da educação? A principal hipótese examinada foi a de que não há correspondência entre a opinião do magistério e o discurso institucional sobre aspectos profissionais e a qualidade da educação quando docentes não dominam o discurso e as práticas políticas dos atores que influenciam ou definem as políticas educacionais formuladas para alcançar determinado patamar de qualidade da educação, como é o caso do estatuto do magistério. Para responder ao problema, foram realizados dois procedimentos de coleta de dados: entrevistas com professoras/es e análise documental de fóruns virtuais, dos jornais e boletins produzidos pelo Sindicato dos Funcionários Públicos de Diadema (Sindema) e das circulares produzidas pela Secretaria de Educação de Diadema. Os resultados da pesquisa mostram que a hipótese não se confirma em sua totalidade, pois há correspondência entre vozes docentes e discurso institucional quando associam qualidade da educação a alguns aspectos do Estatuto do Magistério, sobretudo a remuneração e a evolução funcional. No entanto, não há correspondência entre percepções gerais sobre qualidade da educação entre os atores. / This research investigates possible correspondences between the opinion of teachers, the teachers union, and the Department of Education concerning both teacher career pathway and quality of education. The questioning of teacher silence around educational issues and an extension of the concept of quality of education for the document that regulates the teaching profession are based the following research problem: what is the correspondence between teacher\'s beliefs and the institutional discourse on the relationship between teaching status and quality of education? The main hypothesis examined was that there is no correspondence between the views of the teaching staff and the institutional discourse of technical aspects and the quality of education when teachers do not dominate the discourse and practices of political actors that influence or define the educational policies formulated to achieve certain level of quality of education, such as the status of the teaching profession. To address the problem, we conducted data collection using two procedures: interviews with teachers and document analysis of virtual newspapers and newsletters produced by the Union of Public Servants of Diadema (Sindema) forums and circulars produced by the Department of Education. The survey results show that the hypothesis was not entirely confirmed, once there is correspondence between teachers\' voices and institutional discourse when they associate quality education to some aspects of the Statute of Teaching, especially the salary and the functional evolution. However, we did not find any correspondence between general perceptions concerning quality of education between the actors.