The Literacy Leadership Handbook: Best Practices for Developing Professional Literacy Communities - Couverture souple

Lassonde, Cindy; Tucker, Kristine

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 013301388X ISBN 13 : 9780133013887

Editeur : Pearson, 2013

Synopsis

An invaluable tool for current and aspiring literacy leaders, The Literacy Leadership Handbook by Cindy Lassonde and Kristine C. Tucker presents clear advice and guidelines for fostering collaboration among colleagues, improving teacher effectiveness by involving teachers as learners, and engaging teachers in planning for their own growth and development. Included are contributions from classroom teachers across grade levels, literacy coaches and reading specialists working in school districts, representatives from outside agencies, teacher educators, administrators, and parents in both urban and rural school settings. Also included are connections to the Common Core State Standards and Response to Intervention, and discussions of how ethical literacy leaders face and solve problems.

 

Note: This is the standalone book, if you want the book and access card order the ISBN below:

 

0133449211 / 9780133449211 Literacy Leadership Handbook, The: Best Practices for Developing Professional Literacy Communities Plus Children's and Young Adult Literature Database -- Access Card *

Package consists of:   

013301388X / 9780133013887 Literacy Leadership Handbook, The: Best Practices for Developing Professional Literacy Communities

0133016226 / 9780133016222 Children's and Young Adult Literature Database -- Access Card

 

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Cindy Lassonde is Professor in the Elementary Education and Reading Department at the State University of New York College at Oneonta where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in literacy and special education. Formerly, she taught elementary language arts for over twenty years. As a writer, she is the author of numerous articles published in professional journals and has authored and edited 12 books on children’s writing and literacy leadership. She is most proud of being the mom of three beautiful daughters and the wife of the love of her life!

 

Kristine C. Tucker is a 7^th-grade language arts teacher at Central Middle School in Long Hill Township, New Jersey. Formerly, she taught in elementary education and special education. She has also served as a New Jersey State Reading Coach, K―12 Literacy Coach, and Assistant Professor of Education. Her interests include literacy leadership and learning, experiential education, global education, humane education, and adult learning. Kristine is thankful for the love and support of her husband and three sons.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

“Following the advice that is offered in this book will support your efforts to become an effective literacy leader. You can’t ask for a book to do much more.”
―from the Foreword by Richard L. Allington, Professor of Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee

Here are practical suggestions and guidelines for helping school district literacy leaders achieve growth and development in themselves, their students, the school culture, and in the profession in general. The focus is on fostering collaboration among colleagues, improving teacher effectiveness by involving teachers as learners, and engaging teachers in planning for their own growth and development. Included are:

• Contributions from classroom teachers, literacy coaches, reading specialists, representatives from outside agencies, teacher educators, administrators, and parents.
• Connections to the Common Core State Standards and Response to Intervention in each chapter.
• Discussions of how ethical literacy leaders face and solve problems.
• Interviews with an elementary and a secondary literacy leader, and a literacy leadership team.

 

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 013301388X
• ISBN 13: 9780133013887
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie