Leadership for Literacy in the 21st Century Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers

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The Role of Family Members as Literacy Leaders “Student achievement affects everyone, and parents are as much stakeholders in what their children accomplish in school as those who instruct them.”

Parents and Other Caregivers Family Members... Parents and Other Caregivers (Parenting, communicating, volunteering, home learning) Students (Self-efficacy, motivation, good attitude, established reading habits, willingness to practice)

The Role of Community Stakeholders as Literacy Leaders School-university partnerships (Parent/family workshops, grant acquisition, Ad campaigns, Professional development for teachers and For schools, Teacher prep programs, Graduate programs for literacy professionals) Religious and Civic Groups and Businesses

The Role of Literacy Leadership What do we know about effective school leadership? What does effective leadership for literacy achievement look like? Who might be able to provide such leadership?

Effective School Leadership “Effective change requires skilled leadership that can integrate the soft human elements with hard business actions.” -Joiner (1987)

Effective School Leadership Visionary Belief: Schools are for Learning Value human resources Communicate/Listen effectively Be Proactive Take Risks SEDL (Mendez-Morse 1992)

What does effective school leadership for literacy look like? Know what works for all Familiar with theory and research Translate their knowledge into effective instruction and share it Be creative with engagement Garner support and respect from peers

Who are the potential literacy leaders? (on the ground) Reading specialist Reading coach (State testing mandates, RTI, differentiated instruction for ELL students, keeping current with “new” literacies, providing leadership to others, professional development, fostering literacy program development.)

Organizational Leadership for Literacy Principal (Demands are great: visionary, manager, instructional leader, etc.) Curriculum Supervisors (Entire district, current literacy research, aligned curriculum, collaborate with principals, know effective instruction, professional learning, analyze data, make decisions for all learners)

John Hattie’s Research Collective Efficacy 1.57

Professional Learning Communities

Curriculum R. Dufour Assessment Instruction Instruction

How will we increase our instructional competence How will we increase our instructional competence? (Teacher development) How will we coordinate our efforts as a school? (Leadership) -Robert Marzano

“Behavior and performance are influenced by the actions, attitudes, and behaviors of many others in the immediate environment.” -J. Pfeffer and R. Sutton (2000)

Collaborative Teams of a PLC Student Achievement Teacher Actions in the Classroom Collaborative Teams of a PLC Principal Actions

https://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2015/10/02/professional-learning-communities-still-work-if-done.html

Resources Marzano, R., Heflebower, T., Hoegh, J., Warrick, P., and Grift, G. (2016) Collaborative Teams that Transform Schools. Marzano Research. Dufour, R., Eaker, R., Many, T., and Mattos, M. (2016) Learning by Doing- A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities. Solution Tree. Dufour, R. (2014) Harnessing the Power of PLCs. Educational Leadership. Lewis-Spector, J. and Jay, A. (2011) Leadership for Literacy in the 21st Century. Association of Literacy Educators and Researchers.

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