Synopses & Reviews
Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-128) and index.
Synopsis
Literacy is the foundation for success in all secondary school courses. If you're a middle or high school administrator, chances are you're looking for a truly effective way to help all your students become better readers, writers, communicators, and learners of standards-based content curriculum. The secret is to combine sound leadership processes with literacy strategies targeted at adolescents. This book shows you how.
Along with clear steps and practical guidelines, you'll find examples, resources, and useful templates to help you analyze your school's current literacy climate and kick-start the development of a new, fail-safe system. Authors Rosemarye Taylor and Valerie Doyle Collins explain how to
By the end of this book, you'll be ready to launch a program that will turn struggling students into joyful, independent readers and writers and enhance the success of all students in all classes.
Synopsis
Many students leave elementary school without developing the reading skills they need to succeed in middle and high schools. Meanwhile, educators at all levels are under more pressure to maximize students' literacy achievement.
Here's a book that provides the leadership strategies and practices you need to rise to this challenge. With clear examples and basic steps, the authors describe a fail-safe literacy system that includes
*Analyzing the strengths of your current approach and setting high expectations.
*Finding the hidden sources of information that reveal whether students are developing literacy behaviors.
*Identifying where to adjust your current curriculum and instruction.
*Planning literacy-focused professional development and continuous improvement.
Table of Contents
Committing to literacy leadership -- Using data to design a system of literacy -- Aligning curriculum, instruction, learning tools, and assessment -- Creating classrooms for literacy learning -- Designing professional development to ensure success -- Building capacity for continuous development.