Read Like an Expert: Preservice Teachers Use of Place-Based Literacy to Ground Students Disciplinary Learning Experiences

Effective learning, literacy and knowledge are framed within contextualized, real-world, place-based situations, not just within silos of expertise. Waite (2013) posits that "knowing" a place means being sensitive to, and aware of its nuances, similarities, differences, and complexity from one location/situation to another. There are four components of place-based education (PBE), learning in the place,