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OverviewBringing together leading experts, this book presents the principles of effective literacy leadership and describes proven methods for improving instruction, assessment, and schoolwide professional development. The book shows how all school staff -- including reading specialists and coaches, administrators, teachers, and special educators -- can play an active role in nurturing a culture of collaboration and promoting student achievement. Best practices are identified for creating strong elementary and secondary literacy programs, differentiating instruction, supporting English language learners, utilizing technology, building home-school partnerships, and much more. User-friendly features include case examples, guiding questions, and engagement activities in each chapter. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Allison Swan Dagen , Rita M Bean (University of Pittsburgh, PA)Publisher: Guilford Publications Imprint: Guilford Publications Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.666kg ISBN: 9781609189426ISBN 10: 1609189426 Pages: 392 Publication Date: 14 November 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9781462542291 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsI. Multiple Roles in School Leadership 1. Literacy Leadership in a Culture of Collaboration, Rita M. Bean 2. Teachers as Literacy Leaders, Allison Swan Dagen and Jodi Nichols 3. Literacy Coaches in Elementary Schools, Susan K. L'Allier and Laurie Elish-Piper 4. Reading Specialists and Literacy Coaches in Secondary Schools, Jacy Ippolito and Joanna Lieberman 5. The Role of the Special Educator: A Balancing Act, Naomi Zigmond and Amanda Kloo 6. Principals as Literacy Leaders, Sharon Walpole and Michael C. McKennaII. What Literacy Leaders Need to Know about Literacy 7. Emergent Literacy, Anne McGill-Franzen and Jennifer Jordan 8. Literacy Leadership in the Elementary School Reading Program, Janice A. Dole and Kristin L. Nelson 9. Adolescent Language, Literacy, and Learning: Implications for a Schoolwide Literacy Program, Patricia L. Anders and Renee T. Clift 10. Establishing a Print-Rich Classroom and School Environment, Misty Sailors and James V. Hoffman 11. Differentiating Literacy Instruction, Heidi Anne E. Mesmer, Jennifer Jones, Lauren Catherwood, and Laura M. Lester 12. Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction, Allison Skerrett and Afra Ahmed Hersi 13. English Learners: Developing Their Literate Lives, MaryEllen Vogt 14. Literacy Assessment in Schools, Suzanne Lane and Debra MooreIII. Perspectives on Special Issues 15. Technology in the Literacy Program, Jill Castek and Carolyn B. Gwinn 16. Developing Effective Home–School Literacy Partnerships, Jeanne R. Paratore, Lilly M. Steiner, and Susan Dougherty 17. Policy Implementation: The Path from Reading Policy to Classroom Practice, Sarah L. Woulfin and Cynthia E. Coburn 18. Schools as Places of Learning: The Powerful Role of Literacy Leaders, Rita M. Bean and Allison Swan DagenReviewsThis is a timely and much-needed volume that will be a catalyst for improving classroom practice and student learning. Bean and Swan Dagen provide evidence-based information about the power and importance of effective literacy leadership. The book is very practical, yet soundly based on good theory. The core message is that literacy leadership should be shared by many and functions most effectively in a culture of collaboration. The contributing authors are luminaries in the field who provide excellent case examples and engagement activities that will make this a sought-after text for graduate literacy courses. --Linda B. Gambrell, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Education, Clemson University This is a timely and much-needed volume that will be a catalyst for improving classroom practice and student learning. Bean and Dagen provide evidence-based information about the power and importance of effective literacy leadership. The book is very practical, yet soundly based on good theory. The core message is that literacy leadership should be shared by many and functions most effectively in a culture of collaboration. The contributing authors are luminaries in the field who provide excellent case examples and engagement activities that will make this a sought-after text for graduate literacy courses. - Linda B. Gambrell, Distinguished Professor of Education, Clemson University, USA Bean and Swan Dagen have brought together a list of literacy professionals that reads like a 'who's who' of literacy instruction, and have provided a vision of leadership and a chapter format that make this book an outstanding tool for learning. Guiding questions, case examples, engagement activities, and a research review are part of each chapter. The case examples allow readers to make immediate connections between research and practice. This will be the book of choice for professionals who want to combine sound content knowledge with leadership savvy. - Cathy Roller, former Director of Research and Policy, International Reading Association, USA """This is a timely and much-needed volume that will be a catalyst for improving classroom practice and student learning. Bean and Dagen provide evidence-based information about the power and importance of effective literacy leadership. The book is very practical, yet soundly based on good theory. The core message is that literacy leadership should be shared by many and functions most effectively in a culture of collaboration. The contributing authors are luminaries in the field who provide excellent case examples and engagement activities that will make this a sought-after text for graduate literacy courses."" - Linda B. Gambrell, Distinguished Professor of Education, Clemson University, USA ""Bean and Swan Dagen have brought together a list of literacy professionals that reads like a 'who's who' of literacy instruction, and have provided a vision of leadership and a chapter format that make this book an outstanding tool for learning. Guiding questions, case examples, engagement activities, and a research review are part of each chapter. The case examples allow readers to make immediate connections between research and practice. This will be the book of choice for professionals who want to combine sound content knowledge with leadership savvy."" - Cathy Roller, former Director of Research and Policy, International Reading Association, USA" Author InformationEdited by Rita M. Bean, PhD, Professor Emerita, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, USA; and Allison Swan Dagen, PhD, College of Human Resources and Education, West Virginia University, USA Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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