The Literacy Coach's Handbook, First Edition

Download or read book The Literacy Coach's Handbook, First Edition written by Sharon Walpole and published by Guilford Press. This book was released on 2004-04-28 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.