Becoming a Literacy Leader

2. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-62531-096-5
Verlag: Stenhouse Publishers

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 499 g

In this second edition of Becoming a Literacy Leader: Supporting Learning and Change, author Jennifer Allen reflects on her work as a literacy specialist and how the role has evolved in the decade since she wrote the first edition. Her experiences can apply to all school leaders including principals, coaches, teachers, support staff, and office administrators. Allen focuses on three ideas to describe her work: Layered Leadership, the multitude of supports in place for teachers to encourage learning and change within schools; Shared experiences that develop community and develop common understanding of practices, curriculum, and assessment; Importance of 'rowing in the same direction' in that literacy coaches and leaders stay interconnected and aligned to the goals of the school. Allen knows the challenges of teachers face and advocates literacy coaches implement these layers of support within a school, including in-class support, curriculum support and assessment, study group facilitation, and the cultivation of teacher leadership. In Becoming a Literacy Leader, she provides an explicit framework for implementing these layers of coaching and explains how administrators can use the literacy leader position to build and sustain change within their schools. This book will be the road map for how literacy leaders and coaches approach their work with purpose and intention. Online videos that accompany the book bring the text alive by showing readers what coaching looks and sounds like.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allen, Jennifer

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Literatur, Deutsch, Fremdsprachen (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Lehrerausbildung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction: Layered Coaching; Chapter 2: Being a Resource: A Room of One's Own for Literacy; Chapter 3: A Model for Required Professional Development: “MY LIFE IN SEVEN STORIES”; Chapter 4: Study Groups: Developing Voluntary Professional Development; Chapter 5: Coaching in Classrooms: Differentiating Support for New and Veteran Teachers; Chapter 6: Supporting Curriculum and Assessment; Chapter 7: Helping Kids on the Bubble: The Literacy Intervention Classroom; Chapter 8: Creating Unity through Whole-School Experiences; Chapter 9: Cultivating Teacher Leadership; Chapter 10: Nuts and Bolts: Scheduling and Budget; Chapter 11: Final Words: MENTORING NEW TALENT

Über Autor(innen)

Jennifer Allen is a literacy specialist in grades 3-5 for the Waterville, Maine, school district, where she works as a reading coach and leads professional development programs for teachers. Jennifer has presented her work to regional and national audiences through state literacy organizations, the International Literacy Association, and the National Council of Teachers of English. She is a frequent contributor to Choice Literacy and Lead Literacy.