The Literacy Coaching Handbook

ISBN-13: 9781032528885 / Twarda / 2023 / 240 str.

Betsy (Sisson & Sisson Educational Consulting Services LLC

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Learn how to become a more effective literacy coach to ensure lasting changes in teaching and learning at your school. In this second edition, literacy experts Diana and Betsy Sisson offer clear, research-based strategies that encourage professional development and growth.

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Preface

Introduction

PART I  How Important Is Coaching for Teaching and Learning?

1 The Evolution of Coaching as a Professional Development Model

Coaching Emerges as a Model of Professional Development

How Coaching Supports Effective Professional Learning

2 Models of Coaching

Peer Coaching

Cognitive Coaching

Instructional Coaching

Content Coaching

　

PART II  What Roles Does a Literacy Coach Play?

3 Change Agent

How Is a Literacy Coach a Change Agent?

Why Is the Administrator Critical in Change Efforts?

What Teachers Are the Focus for Change?

How Does Change Happen?

4 Relationship Builder

How Important Is It to Build Relationships With Administrators?

Why Are Relationships With Classroom Teachers So Crucial?

How Do Literacy Coaches Build Relationships With Classroom Teachers?

In What Ways Can Relationships Be Leveraged to Counter Resistant Teachers?

5 Data Analyst

Why Must Data Analysis Begin With the Administrator?

Why Is Looking at Data With Teachers So Critical?

What Types of Data Should Be Examined?

Demographic Data

Student Learning Data

Behavioral Data

How Can Literacy Coaches Help Teachers Analyze Data?

How Does the Use of Data Drive Coaching?

6 Curriculum Expert

How Does Working With the Administrator on Curriculum Benefit the Whole School?

What Exactly Is Curriculum and Why Must Literacy Coaches Be Curriculum Experts?

How Can the Role of Curriculum Expert Transform Teaching and Learning?

7 Resource Manager

Why Does Collaborating With the Administrator Assure a Comprehensive Allocation of Resources?

How Do Resource Managers Build a School Collection?

What Kinds of Resources Are Important?

8 Instructional Specialist

Why Is It Critical to Create an Instructional Leadership Team With the Administrator?

How Important Is the Role of Instructional Specialist?

What Does an Instructional Specialist Do?

How Does an Instructional Specialist Employ Strategies Prescriptively?

9 Professional Developer

Why Does Teaming Up With the Administrator Transform Professional Learning?

How Significant Is Professional Development?

In What Ways Do Adults Learn and How Does This Influence Professional Development?

How Is a Focus for Professional Development Identified?

What Forms Can Professional Learning Take?

Faculty Workshops

Team Meetings

Classroom Visitations

Teacher Study Groups

Observation and Feedback Loop

Modeling

Co-Planning

Co-Teaching

Lesson Study

Looking at Student Work

Examining Achievement Data

Coaching Cycles

How Can Multimodal Coaching Strengthen Professional Learning Experiences?

Virtual Workshops

Online Professional Book Clubs

Digital Literacy Resources

Internet Collaboration Tools

Classroom Videos

Webcam Technology

How Can Coaching Be Equitable for All Teachers?

Coaching Rotations for All Faculty Members

Teacher-Requested Consultancy

Administrator-Requested Consultancy

How Can Literacy Coaches Ensure High-Quality Professional Development?

By What Means Can Coaches Provide Support in Schools Experiencing Faculty Shortages?

What About Working With Students?

PART III  How Does a Coach Ensure Lasting Change?

10 Building Essential Skills for Successful Literacy Coaching

Just How Important Are Reading Credentials to a Literacy Coach?

In What Ways Can Literacy Coaches Continue to Build Their Own Skill Sets?

How Can Change Be Sustained?

Why Is Self-Reflection Essential for Sustaining Change?

Final Thoughts

References

Appendix A: Coaching Moves Rating Scale

Appendix B: Professional Developer Resources

Appendix C: Professional Book Club – Questions for Study and Reflection

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Diana Sisson and Betsy Sisson are international literacy consultants focusing on professional development and school improvement. They also serve as adjunct professors in the fields of teacher preparation, curriculum and instruction, educational research in literacy, and literacy instruction