Includes bibliographical references and index. Disc contains video clips illustrating lesson planning and staff discussions.
Contents:
The secret to any school reform? schoolwide reading improvement -- Teaching reading well : essential content -- Teaching practices that work for readers -- Time to collaborate : launching a schoolwide plan -- The people factor : launching the meetings and collaboration -- Assess : using data to inform your teaching and your progress -- Idea swapping : the vitality of study groups -- The power of coaching conversations -- A closer look at one SCR school.
Summary:
Based on her work over the last decade with more than 100 schools and visits to more than 5000 classrooms, Barbara Taylor shares her School Change in Reading (SCR) reform model in Catching Schools. At the heart of the reform model is the belief that student learning improves when teachers are supported with research-based, effective reading instruction and are given a way to work alongside one another to hone their teaching abilities. The end result: a collaborative school community, motivated teachers, and students who are successful, engaged readers. Taylor's action points to schoolwide reading improvement include: research-proven practices for teaching reading; a model to put these practices into action for schoolwide reform in reading; assessment practices to inform teaching; collaborative meeting strategies and professional learning activities, including 100+ reproducibles for teachers and administrators. --Publisher's description.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.