I am thrilled to announce that my wonderful friends and colleagues, Amy Sandvold and Maelou Baxter, have just released a fantastic new book entitled the Fundamentals of Literacy Coaching published by from ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum and Development).
This book contains strategies for effective literacy coaching of teachers in districts and schools. Whether it’s your job to start a literacy coaching program or to be an effective literacy coach to your colleagues, this guide has all the steps and strategies you need. Included are:
- Roles and responsibilities of literacy coaches
- Keys to building positive collaboration among literacy coaches, support staff, and faculty members
- Fundamentals of adult learning that apply in a coaching relationship
- Routines that support and sustain a coaching effort
- Ideas to help you monitor the effectiveness of your program
- Ways to communicate effectively to students and fellow teachers
Congratulations, Amy and Maelou. You both worked hard,and we all benefit by having a wonderful resource for this important role in our classrooms and school. Way to Go!
