The ultimate guide to leading literacy instruction efforts in an elementary setting.
Confidently lead literacy improvement in your professional learning community (PLC). Aligned to the Every Teacher Is a Literacy Teacher series, this results-focused guide outlines how to take urgent action to address deficiencies and increase literacy rates. Learn how to bring a new level of focus to your teacher teams and help them do the important daily work of ensuring every student successfully reads and writes at or beyond grade level.
- Understand the importance and goals of literacy-focused instruction in an elementary setting.
- Gain specific suggestions for four types of leaders: (1) district, (2) school, (3) coach, and (4) teacher.
- Help collaborative teams emphasize literacy knowledge and reading and writing skills in a curriculum’s essential standards.
- Create effective data-inquiry practices that inform team decision-making for those who require additional support or extension.
- Facilitate high-quality literacy instruction using the gradual release of responsibility framework.
- Develop equity in literacy instructional strategies to ensure growth and development for all.