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The Reading Specialist

Leadership for the Classroom, School, and Community

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  • Hardback: 218 pages
  • Published: January 2004
  • ISBN: 978-1-57230-982-1
  • Publisher: Guilford Press

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Timely and accessible, this book provides nuts-and-bolts information and guidance for reading specialists in grades K-12 as well as those preparing for certification. The focus is on the many responsibilities of today's reading specialist, from teaching individual students to taking a leadership role in the schoolwide literacy program. Including discussion questions, self-reflective exercises, and lively examples and vignettes, the book presents research-based frameworks for:

* working with struggling readers and their teachers

* providing professional development and coaching

* planning curriculum and conducting assessments

* collaborating with parents and community-based programs

* writing winning grant proposals

* and much more!

Table of Contents

The Role of Reading Specialists in Schools and Classrooms. An Overview of the Instructional Role. The Instructional Role: Initializing, Implementing, and Evaluating. Leadership of the Reading Specialist: What Does It Mean?. Professional Development. Coaching: Improving Classroom Literacy Instruction. Developing a School Reading Program. Assessment. School, Community, and Family Partnerships. Writing Proposals. The Reading Specialist as Lifelong Learner: Meeting Challenges and Changes. Appendices: Position Statement on the Role of the Reading Specialist, International Reading Association. Preparation for Job Interviews.

Author/Editor Biography

Rita M. Bean, PhD, is Professor of Education at the University of Pittsburgh, where she also directs a reading specialist intern program and the University Reading Center. Widely published in the professional literature, Dr. Bean is a former classroom teacher and K-12 reading supervisor.