This bestselling book gives preservice and practicing literacy coaches the tools they need to build a successful schoolwide reading program. The authors, well-known experts in the field, describe the literacy coach’s crucial, evolving role in today’s schools. They offer step-by-step guidelines for implementing curricula and assessments, selecting instructional materials, and planning for differentiation and intervention. Specific ways to support teachers by providing high-quality professional development are discussed. The book is grounded in state-of-the-art research on Pre K-5 instruction and the characteristics of effective coaches.New to This Edition*Incorporates the latest research and instructional materials.*Expanded grade range now includes Pre K and grades 4-5.*Content on RTI and the Common Core standards is woven throughout.*Strategies for making professional development more responsive to teachers’ needs.See also The Literacy Coaching Challenge, which guides more experienced coaches in choosing among different coaching models and addresses typical issues of implementation.
Table of Content
1. What Is a Literacy Coach? 2. Research on Literacy Coaching3. What Is a Schoolwide Literacy Program? 4. Finding and Applying Reading Research5. Reading Assessment 6. Instructional Schedules7. Instructional Tasks and Procedures 8. Selecting Materials and Programs9. Schoolwide Response to Intervention 10. Providing Professional Support11. Leadership
About the author
Sharon Walpole, Ph D, is Professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. She has extensive school-based experience designing and implementing tiered instructional programs. Dr. Walpole has also been involved in federally funded and other schoolwide reform projects. Her current work involves the design and effects of schoolwide reforms. She has coauthored or coedited several books, including How to Plan Differentiated Reading Instruction, Second Edition: Resources for Grades K–3; The Literacy Coach’s Handbook, Second Edition; and Organizing the Early Literacy Classroom. Dr. Walpole is also Series Editor, with Michael C. Mc Kenna, of The Essential Library of Pre K–2 Literacy. She is a recipient of the Early Career Award for Significant Contributions to Literacy Research and Education from the Literacy Research Association and the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University of Delaware. Michael C. Mc Kenna, Ph D, is Thomas G. Jewell Professor of Reading in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia. He has authored, coauthored, or edited more than 20 books, including Assessment for Reading Instruction, Third Edition; How to Plan Differentiated Reading Instruction, Second Edition: Resources for Grades K–3; and Organizing the Early Literacy Classroom; as well as over 100 articles, chapters, and technical reports on a range of literacy topics. Dr. Mc Kenna is also Series Editor, with Sharon Walpole, of The Essential Library of Pre K–2 Literacy. His research has been sponsored by the National Reading Research Center and the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement. He is a corecipient of the Edward B. Fry Book Award from the Literacy Research Association and the Award for Outstanding Academic Books from the American Library Association. Dr. Mc Kenna is a member of the Reading Hall of Fame.
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