The principal as instructional leader in literacy / / cover designer, Lisa Riley

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910797463203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press : , : Ontario Principals' Council, , 2009; ©2009
• ISBN: 1-4522-9381-3; 1-4522-1052-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (160 p.)
• Collana: Leading Student Achievement Series
• Disciplina: 428.0071
• Soggetti: Language arts - United States - Administration; Educational leadership - United States; School principals - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 - Setting the Stage""; ""Defining Literacy""; ""A Brief, Recent History of Literacy Instruction""; ""The Principalâ€?s Role: Instructional Leader""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 2 - Foundations of Balanced Literacy""; ""Starting With an Understanding of Literacy Instruction""; ""Stages of Literacy Development""; ""Components of Balanced Literacy""; ""Components of a Balanced Program of Literacy Instruction""; ""A Literacy Learning Activity for Principals and Teachers""; ""The Balanced Literacy Diet""; ""Balanced Literacy and the Four Blocks""""The Balanced Literacy Classroom""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 3 - Meeting the Needs of All Students""; ""Understanding Student Needs""; ""Parent Involvement""; ""Learning Styles""; ""Differentiated Instruction""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 4 - Instructional Leadership in Action""; ""Identifying a Need for Change""; ""Establishing a Set of Literacy Core Values""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 5 - School Improvement: The Literacy Plan""; ""Developing a Literacy Plan""; ""Understanding the School""; ""Understanding the Teachers and Yourself""; ""Planning for Literacy Instruction""""SMART Goals""; ""The Senior School Challenge""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 6 - Working Together: Promoting Home/School/Community Partnerships""; ""Understanding the School Community""; ""Analyzing the Data""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 7 - Sharing Leadership""; ""Using a Team Approach""; ""System Opportunities""; ""In-Service Management""; ""Teachers Learning From Teachers""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 8 - Building Effective Teams""; ""Creating Teams""; ""Guiding Principles for Teams""; ""Teams Need a Purpose""; ""Collaborative Team Intervention""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 9 - Supporting Classroom Instruction""""Professional Development""; ""Action Research""; ""Teacher Self-Reflection""; ""Resources Are Not Enough""; ""Walking About the School Strategy""; ""Staff Supervision""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 10 - Resolving Time Issues""; ""Give Up Some Time, You Get Some Time""; ""The Balanced School Day""; ""Summary""; ""Afterword: Are You Up to the Challenge?""; ""Must Reads""; ""Glossary""; ""References and Suggested Readings""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Based on a balanced literacy approach, this practical guide supports principals and school leaders in improving literacy instruction and increasing achievement for K-12 students.