Becoming a Literacy Leader: Supporting Learning And Change

by Allen, Jennifer

• ISBN13: 9781571104199
• ISBN10: 1571104194
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-08
• Publisher: Stenhouse Pub

Summary

"Becoming a Literary Leader chronicles the work of Jennifer Allen, an elementary teacher who moved to a new school and a new job as a literary specialist, and found herself tackling everything from teacher study groups to state-mandated assessment plans. This insider's view helps to define what leadership looks like and show to create an environment that fosters professional development."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Karen Szymusiak
Franki Sibberson
Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	1	(4)
I Am
We Are
Shared Literacy Leadership
My Stories
A Room of One's Own for Literacy	5	(19)
Wall Space
Literacy News Bulletin Board
Library of Mentor Texts
Professional Library
Read-Aloud Corner
Study Group Meeting Area
Staff Picks
Community Resources
Personal Office Area
Book Swap
``My Life in Seven Stories'': A Model for a Required In-service Program	24	(22)
A New Start
The Beginning of ``My Life in Seven Stories''
Instructional Strategies Moving into Classrooms
The Nuts and Bolts of Classroom Implementation: A Three-Day Writing Cycle
In the End
Study Groups: Developing Voluntary Professional Development Programs	46	(19)
Meeting the Individual Professional Needs of Teachers
What Should You Expect from a Study Group?
My Role in Study Groups
Finding a Focus and Resources
Planning and Scheduling Groups
Establishing a Predictable Routine
Providing Additional Resources
What Teachers Say About Study Groups
A Worthy Investment
Helping Kids on the Bubble: The Literacy Intervention Classroom	65	(28)
How the Literacy Intervention Rooms Came to Be
Supporting Students on the Bubble Through Inclusive Support
Summer Literacy Jump Start
Starting the Year: Establishing Predictable Routines
Fall Assessments to Inform Instruction
Immersed in Literacy
Breaking Down and Chunking Out Instruction
A Snapshot of One Morning in the Literacy Intervention Classrooms: Working with Students Through the Process of Research
Evaluating the Success of the Program: A Snapshot of Students Who Completed the Two-Year Intervention
Coaching in Classrooms	93	(20)
Getting Started in Classrooms
Coaching and Collaborating
Time Frames
Blanketing a Grade Level with a Strategy
Collaborating with Master Teachers
Supporting New Teachers
Revisiting Lucy's Classroom
Other Kinds of Support
Supporting Change
The Fluency Awareness Project: Piloting Reform Initiatives	113	(14)
Using Technology to Support Fluency Instruction
Incorporating Fluency into the Classroom
Improving Fluency Through Modeling Read-Aloud
Using Series Books to Improve Reading Stamina
Layering Texts to Improve Fluency in Content Areas
A Snapshot of Data
What We Learned
Support for Assessment	127	(11)
Literacy Curriculum and Assessment Notebooks
Preparing Student Assessment Materials
Release Time for Administering Assessments
Another Set of Eyes
Literacy Team Meetings
Evaluating and Tracking Student Achievement
Supporting the Literacy Assessment Framework
Scheduling and Budget	138	(13)
A Typical Day
What's in a Week
Overview of a Month
Rhythm of a Year
Appendix	151	(20)
Mentor Texts for Teaching Comprehension
Mentor Texts for Teaching the Craft of Writing
Professional Books
Top 20 Professional Resources
Bibliography	171