04157nam 2200577 450 991081960040332120240216223116.097814522105201-4522-9381-31-4522-1052-7(CKB)3710000000456610(EBL)1415870(OCoLC)915158657(MiAaPQ)EBC1415870(EXLCZ)99371000000045661020150812h20092009 uy 0engurun#---muuuurdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe principal as instructional leader in literacy /Ontario Principals' CouncilThousand Oaks, California :Corwin Press :Ontario Principals' Council,2009.©20091 online resource (160 p.)Leading Student Achievement SeriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-4129-6309-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.""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""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.Leading student achievement.Instructional leader in literacyLanguage artsUnited StatesAdministrationEducational leadershipUnited StatesSchool principalsUnited StatesLanguage artsAdministration.Educational leadershipSchool principals428.0071Ontario Principals' Council.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819600403321The principal as instructional leader in literacy3917122UNINA