The Reading Specialist, First Edition
Leadership and Coaching for the Classroom, School, and Community
1st Edition
Published on 22. January 2004
Book
Hardback
218 pages
978-1-57230-982-1 (ISBN)
Description
Timely and accessible, this book provides nuts-and-bolts information and guidance for reading specialists in grades K-12 as well as those preparing for certification. The focus is on the many responsibilities of today's reading specialist, from teaching individual students to taking a leadership role in the schoolwide literacy program. Including discussion questions, self-reflective exercises, and lively examples and vignettes, the book presents research-based frameworks for:
* working with struggling readers and their teachers
* providing professional development and coaching
* planning curriculum and conducting assessments
* collaborating with parents and community-based programs
* writing winning grant proposals
* and much more!
* working with struggling readers and their teachers
* providing professional development and coaching
* planning curriculum and conducting assessments
* collaborating with parents and community-based programs
* writing winning grant proposals
* and much more!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
General and Professional
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
368 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-57230-982-1 (9781572309821)
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Rita M. Bean
The Reading Specialist, Second Edition
Leadership and Coaching for the Classroom, School, and Community
Book
10/2009
2nd Edition
Guilford Publications
€83.13
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Person
Rita M. Bean, PhD, is Professor of Education at the University of Pittsburgh, where she also directs a reading specialist intern program and the University Reading Center. Widely published in the professional literature, Dr. Bean is a former classroom teacher and K-12 reading supervisor.
Content
The Role of Reading Specialists in Schools and Classrooms. An Overview of the Instructional Role. The Instructional Role: Initializing, Implementing, and Evaluating. Leadership of the Reading Specialist: What Does It Mean?. Professional Development. Coaching: Improving Classroom Literacy Instruction. Developing a School Reading Program. Assessment. School, Community, and Family Partnerships. Writing Proposals. The Reading Specialist as Lifelong Learner: Meeting Challenges and Changes. Appendices: Position Statement on the Role of the Reading Specialist, International Reading Association. Preparation for Job Interviews.