LANG7906-02.Becoming Literacy Leaders.Su15.Ross,Kari

This course focuses on various leadership roles in literacy education – reading teacher, reading specialist and literacy coach. The dimensions of each role will be explored and compared. Major topics studied will include: using district and school assessment data to determine student needs; creating a literacy vision for your school; assisting teachers in instructional organization, management, and strategies; selecting appropriate core and supplemental materials; and developing and implementing a year-long professional development plan (PDP). Prerequisites: Foundations of Reading, K-12; Developing Elementary Readers, K-6; Advancing Secondary Readers, 7–12. (Formerly known as LANG 7805: Supervision and Administration of Reading Programs.