1. Literacy Coaching / Michele Zwart / Literacy Coach / Brady Elementary School / Aurora East District 131 / mzwart.brady@d131.org / Michele Zwart / Literacy Coach / Brady Elementary School / Aurora East District 131 / mzwart.brady@d131.org

2. / What does a Literacy Coach DO all day? / Challenges and Promising Practices / My favorite “go-to” websites / What does a Literacy Coach DO all day? / Challenges and Promising Practices / My favorite “go-to” websites

3. Job Description Highlights / Work collaboratively with building administrators and literacy leaders. / Manage all core reading, supplemental and assessment materials. / Offer ongoing support, modeling, coaching, co-teaching and training to teachers; provide collegial feedback when necessary. / Work collaboratively with building administrators and literacy leaders. / Manage all core reading, supplemental and assessment materials. / Offer ongoing support, modeling, coaching, co-teaching and training to teachers; provide collegial feedback when necessary.

4. / Work with teachers and students to ensure the pervasive use of consistent instructional approaches and methods to actively engage students in the five essential components of reading. / Collect, interpret and mange all required assessments. / Work with teachers and students to ensure the pervasive use of consistent instructional approaches and methods to actively engage students in the five essential components of reading. / Collect, interpret and mange all required assessments.

5. / Work with teachers to analyze data for the purpose of informing instruction and determining appropriate interventions or using additional diagnostic assessment for “at risk” students. / Attend all necessary training sessions described in the Reading First Professional Development Plan. / Work with teachers to analyze data for the purpose of informing instruction and determining appropriate interventions or using additional diagnostic assessment for “at risk” students. / Attend all necessary training sessions described in the Reading First Professional Development Plan.

6. / Actively participate in developing and offering a variety of staff development opportunities for individual teachers, grade level teams and small groups within the school. / Follow all other responsibilities assigned by the building administrator. / Actively participate in developing and offering a variety of staff development opportunities for individual teachers, grade level teams and small groups within the school. / Follow all other responsibilities assigned by the building administrator.

7. LITERACY COACHING: Challenges and Promising Practices

8. Roadblock 1: Defining What Coaching Means / Issues / Differences within a district / Half-time / Reading First / Promising Practices / Administrator Support / Credibility / Issues / Differences within a district / Half-time / Reading First / Promising Practices / Administrator Support / Credibility

9. Roadblock 2: Getting Into Classrooms / Issues / Teacher Concerns / “I can’t..” “I don’t…” / Perceived role as evaluator / Promising Practices / Building Rapport / Getting in through the back door / Issues / Teacher Concerns / “I can’t..” “I don’t…” / Perceived role as evaluator / Promising Practices / Building Rapport / Getting in through the back door

10. Roadblock 3: How To Differentiate Coaching / Issue / Different teachers need different things / Promising Practices / Understanding change / Consider teacher needs and wants / Issue / Different teachers need different things / Promising Practices / Understanding change / Consider teacher needs and wants

11. CBAM (Hord, 1987) Concerns-Based Adophtion Model

12. LEVEL 0AWARENESS Teacher knows nothing about innovation. “What is it?” LEVEL 1INFORMATION Teacher collects information about innovation. “How does it work?” LEVEL 2PERSONAL Teacher wonders how innovation will affect her/him personally. “How does this impact me?” “What’s my plan to do it?” “Will I have enough time and energy to do it?” LEVEL 3MANAGEMENT Teacher addresses practical issues related to the innovation. “How will I fit it into my schedule?” “How will I manage the materials?” “How will I organize and manage the classroom to implement the innovation?” LEVEL 0AWARENESS Teacher knows nothing about innovation. “What is it?” LEVEL 1INFORMATION Teacher collects information about innovation. “How does it work?” LEVEL 2PERSONAL Teacher wonders how innovation will affect her/him personally. “How does this impact me?” “What’s my plan to do it?” “Will I have enough time and energy to do it?” LEVEL 3MANAGEMENT Teacher addresses practical issues related to the innovation. “How will I fit it into my schedule?” “How will I manage the materials?” “How will I organize and manage the classroom to implement the innovation?”

13. LEVEL 4CONSEQUENCE Teacher determines effect of innovation on her/his goals and on student achievement. “Is it worth it?” “Is it working?” LEVEL 5COLLABORATION Teacher elaborates on innovation, making modifications and sharing ideas with others. “It’s working fine, but how do others do it?” LEVEL 6REFOCUSING Teacher is satisfied with innovation and is interested in moving on to new problems, challenges, and questions. “Is there anything else that’s better?” LEVEL 4CONSEQUENCE Teacher determines effect of innovation on her/his goals and on student achievement. “Is it worth it?” “Is it working?” LEVEL 5COLLABORATION Teacher elaborates on innovation, making modifications and sharing ideas with others. “It’s working fine, but how do others do it?” LEVEL 6REFOCUSING Teacher is satisfied with innovation and is interested in moving on to new problems, challenges, and questions. “Is there anything else that’s better?”

14. Roadblock 4: Managing/Prioritizing Time / Issues / Ebb and flow of coaching / Half-time / Teacher schedules / Promising Practices / Document and analyze time / Use research findings / Master schedule / Issues / Ebb and flow of coaching / Half-time / Teacher schedules / Promising Practices / Document and analyze time / Use research findings / Master schedule

15. Roadblock 5: Coaches Need Support Too! / Issues / Not a teacher…not an administrator / One coach per building / Promising Practices / Mentor for coaches / Find a support system / Resources / Issues / Not a teacher…not an administrator / One coach per building / Promising Practices / Mentor for coaches / Find a support system / Resources

16. Special Thanks.. The “Literacy Coaching: Challenges and Promising Practices” presentation was co-authored and previously presented with Dr. L’Allier and Dr. Laurie Elish-Piper from Northern Illinois University. It has been edited for the audience of today’s presentation. The full length article can be found in the Winter 2008-2009 Illinois Reading Council Journal. Elish-Piper, L., L’Allier, S.K., & Zwart, M. (2009). Literacy coaching: Challenges and promising practices for success. Illinois Reading Council Journal (37), 10-21. The “Literacy Coaching: Challenges and Promising Practices” presentation was co-authored and previously presented with Dr. L’Allier and Dr. Laurie Elish-Piper from Northern Illinois University. It has been edited for the audience of today’s presentation. The full length article can be found in the Winter 2008-2009 Illinois Reading Council Journal. Elish-Piper, L., L’Allier, S.K., & Zwart, M. (2009). Literacy coaching: Challenges and promising practices for success. Illinois Reading Council Journal (37), 10-21.

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