Supporting Secondary Teachers in Literacy Instruction
On completing this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the needs of striving readers and your role in working with your colleagues to meet these needs.
- Use literacy assessments, student data and teacher input to plan a school-wide literacy improvement program.
- Develop teachers' understanding of effective literacy strategies and build school capacity to improve student achievement in literacy and in content-area classes.
- Plan and run successful teacher study groups that prepare English language arts and content-area teachers to implement reading strategies in their classrooms.
- Coach content-area teachers effectively, using practices for planning, modeling, observing and analyzing literacy instruction.
- Help teachers integrate frequent, varied and engaging opportunities for all students to participate in literacy activities.
- Monitor instruction by conducting focused observations, providing constructive feedback, and analyzing student work.
- Work collaboratively with school leaders and content-area teachers to improve literacy outcomes.
