The Literacy Coach Handbook A Guide to Research Based Practice First Edition by Sharon Walpole, Michael McKenna 9781593850340 1593850344

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ISBN 10: 1593850344 
ISBN 13: 9781593850340
Author: Sharon Walpole, Michael McKenna 

This comprehensive guide addresses the fundamentals of designing and directing a high-quality elementary reading program. Step by step, the book provides the knowledge needed to ensure that teachers and students benefit from scientifically based reading research. Aided by reproducible figures and many detailed examples, preservice and practicing literacy coaches learn best practices for:

*Analyzing student achievement.

*Selecting new curricula, texts, and resources.

*Providing professional development.

*Assisting individual teachers.

*Engaging the whole school community in supporting positive change. 

The Literacy Coach Handbook A Guide to Research Based Practice First Table of contents:

CHAPTER 1. What Is a Literacy Coach?

• Literacy Coach as Learner
• Literacy Coach as Grant Writer
• Literacy Coach as School-Level Planner
• Literacy Coach as Curriculum Expert
• Literacy Coach as Researcher
• Literacy Coach as Teacher
• The Literacy Coach: A New Role

CHAPTER 2. What Is a Schoolwide Reading Program?

• Schoolwide Research
• Assessment
• Grouping
• Selection of Curriculum Resources
• Allocation of Time

CHAPTER 3. Reading Research

• What Is SBRR, and How Can You Get Some?
• Phonemic Awareness
• Phonics
• Fluency
• Vocabulary
• Comprehension
• Finding Answers

CHAPTER 4. Reading Assessment

• Types of Tests
• An Assessment Strategy
• Interpreting Group Assessment Scores
• Multiple Assessment Hats of the Literacy Coach
• Improving Group Achievement Scores
• A Final Word

CHAPTER 5. Instructional Schedules

• Porter Highland School
• McMillan Academy
• Bradenton Elementary
• White Oak School
• Time for Teaching
• A Word to the Wise

CHAPTER 6. Instructional Tasks and Procedures

• Stage Theories in Reading and Spelling
• Instructional Emphases
• Instruction for Kindergarten Readers and Writers
• Instruction for First-Grade Readers and Writers
• Instruction for Second-Grade Readers and Writers
• Instruction for Third-Grade Readers and Writers
• Building a Program

CHAPTER 7. Selecting Materials and Programs

• A Brief History of Basals
• Today’s Basal Basics
• Researchers React
• Thoughtful Systems for Evaluating Materials
• The Problem of Layering
• The Political Context

CHAPTER 8. Intervention Programs

• What Is the Best Intervention?
• Why Intervene?
• Who Needs Intervention?
• Contexts for Intervention
• Content of Intervention
• Caveat
• Intervention Planning

CHAPTER 9. Providing Professional Support

• Research on Professional Support Systems
• Knowledge-Building Sessions
• Data-Based Presentations
• Book Clubs and Study Groups
• Observation and Feedback
• Modeling
• Professional Resources
• Establishing Coherence

CHAPTER 10. Leadership

• Conceptualizing Leadership
• Issues of Authority
• Supporting the Struggling Teacher
• What about the Resistant Teacher?
• Many Voices

REFERENCES
INDEX

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