Description

A concise reference with essential protocols for successful early literacy coaching!

This book highlights the expanding role of literacy coaches in implementing early and elementary literacy programs. The authors present user-friendly guidelines and evidence-based strategies for sustained professional development, protocols for classroom observations and teacher conferences, and vignettes offering solutions to common coaching challenges. This resource illustrates how coaching professionals can:

Define an effective, proactive role in promoting literacy initiatives
Strengthen content knowledge and coaching skills to support teachers' efforts and students' literacy development
Collaborate with teachers and school leaders to establish productive learning communities
Communicate their changing roles to administrators