Teaching advanced literacy skills : a guide for leaders in linguistically diverse schools / Nonie K. Lesaux, Emily Phillips Galloway, Sky H. Marietta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lesaux, Nonie K., author.

Galloway, Emily Phillips, author.

Marietta, Sky H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language arts--United States.

Language arts.

Linguistic minorities--Education--United States.

Linguistic minorities.

Common Core State Standards (Education).

School management and organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; London, [England] : The Guilford Press, 2016.

Summary:

In our knowledge-based society, K-8 students need to develop increasingly sophisticated skills to read, write, and speak for a wide variety of purposes and audiences. Including an extended case example from a linguistically diverse school, this book guides school leaders to design and implement advanced literacy instruction through four key shifts: strengthening the instructional core, giving data a central role, using a shared curriculum, and providing supportive and tailored professional development. Reproducible forms and templates facilitate planning and implementation of schoolwide initia

Contents:

Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright ; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Contents; Part I. Advanced Literacies for the 21st Century; 1. Rethinking Literacy and Its Leadership for the 21st Century; What Does "Advanced Literacies for All" Mean for School Leaders?; A Map of This Book; Our Case School; The Inspiration for This Book: A Partnership with a Large Urban District; 2. Defining Advanced Literacies; Organization of This Chapter; Advanced Literacies: Component Skills and Composite Competencies; Four Key Composite Competencies Unpacked

Looking Ahead: Leading Advanced Literacies Instruction to Promote Four Key Competencies3. Defining Instructional Leadership for Advanced Literacies; Organization of this Chapter; Key Shift 1: From Supporting Diverse Learners through Interventions to Focusing on Strengthening the Instructional Core; Key Shift 2: From Using Data on the Edges of Our Efforts to Placing Data at the Core of the Literacy Improvement Effort; Key Shift 3: From Having Practitioners Design and Deliver Instruction to Using a Shared Curriculum to Support Daily Teaching and Learning

Key Shift 4: From Using One-Size-Fits-All Professional Development Models to Creating Contexts for 21st-Century Adult LearningLaying the Groundwork for Advanced Literacy Leadership; Summary and Next Steps; Part II. Leading the Implementation of Four Key Site-Based Shifts for Progress; 4. Revisiting and Strengthening the Instructional Core; Hallmarks of Advanced Literacies Instruction; Organization of This Chapter; Hallmark 1: Work with a Variety of Texts That Feature Big Ideas and Rich Content; Hallmark 2: Talk/Discuss to Build Languageand Knowledge

Hallmark 3: Use Extended Writing as a Platform to Build Language and KnowledgeHallmark 4: Study a Small Set of High-Utility Vocabulary Words Needed to Master Language and Content; Hallmark 5: Use Schoolwide Protocols to Support Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening; Taking Action: Implementing Key Shift 1; Indicators of Successful Implementation; 5. Placing Data at the Core of the Literacy Improvement Effort; Organization of This Chapter; Issue 1: Too Much Time Is Spent on Assessment; Taking Action: Implementing Key Shift 2; Issue 2: Data Are Not Easily Accessed for Review and Analysis

Issue 3: There Are No Clear Links and Processes between Data Gathering and Instructional OutcomesConclusions; 6. Using a Shared Curriculum or Platform to Support Daily Teaching and Learning; Organization of This Chapter; What Are the Benefits of Curricula for Students, Teachers, and Schools?; What Makes a Curriculum "High Quality"?; Implementing and Adapting Curricula: A Road Map; Taking Action: Implementing Key Shift 3; Indicators of Successful Implementation; 7. Leading the Implementation of Sustained Approaches to Staff Development; Organization of This Chapter

Updating the Format for Professional Learning

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4625-2651-9

OCLC:

952706470