Perspectives on rescuing urban literacy education : spies, saboteurs, and saints / edited by Robert B. Cooter, Jr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cooter, Robert B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Urban--Texas--Dallas--Case studies.

Education, Urban.

Language arts--Texas--Dallas--Case studies.

Language arts.

Texas--Dallas.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum, 2004.

Summary:

Explores the variables involved in bringing about systematic change to improve literacy instruction in large urban school districts from the perspectives of various participants who are stakeholders in the process.

Contents:

Part 1 Perspectives from the Spies 1

1 De Scholarum Natura / John Fullinwider 3

2 The Pillars of Urban Literacy Instruction: Prerequisites for Change / Robert B. Cooter, Jr. 13

3 Change Management Concepts and Models: Sponsorship, Early Adopters, and the Development of Urban Teachers / E. F. Baskin 25

4 Challenges to Change: Implementing Research-Based Reading Instruction in Urban Schools / Kathleen S. Cooter, Robert B. Cooter, Jr. 41

Part 2 Overcoming the Effects of Saboteurs 57

5 Accountability in Texas: Fair or Foul? / William J. Webster 59

6 Deep Training + Coaching: A Capacity-Building Model for Teacher Development / Robert B. Cooter, Jr. 83

7 An Alchemist's Tale (or ... The Marriage of Technology and Literacy in Trying Times) / Lee Allen 95

8 Changing Lives on the Boundaries / Jeanne Gerlach 103

9 Minimizing the Effects of Student Mobility Through Teacher and Administrator Training / Katy Denson 117

10 Model-Based Mathematical Languages as Technological Literacy: Some Reflections on an Urban School Challenge / William F. Tate 135

Part 3 Saints and Their Rescue Efforts 153

11 Logistics of Systemic Change: The Reading Academy / Georgia J. Thompson 155

12 Mentoring Teacher Change: Even Cinderella Had a Coach / Jane Moore 165

13 Coaching the Coaches: Challenges of Implementing the Lead Teacher Concept / Barbara Mathews 183

14 Teaching the Teacher: Reflections of a Reading Academy Laureate / Leigh Walker 209

15 Creating a Balanced Literacy Curriculum: One Elementary School Principal's Perspective / Judy Zimny 213

16 Marry Well ... Divorce Less: Helping Principals Choose Effective Literacy Programs / Kathleen S. Cooter 227

17 Addressing the Literacy Needs of African-American Students and Their Teachers / J. Helen Perkins 235

18 Reflections of a Reading Czar / Robert B. Cooter, Jr. 249.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0805842896

080584290X

OCLC:

51178299