A Leader's Guide to Reading and Writing in a PLC at Work®, Elementary (The Ultimate Guide to Leading Literacy Instruction Efforts in an Elementary Setting)

Confidently lead preK-5 literacy improvement in your professional learning community (PLC). Aligned to the Every Teacher Is a Literacy Teacher series, this results-focused guide outlines how to take urgent action to address deficiencies and increase literacy rates. Learn how to bring a new level of focus to your teacher teams and help them do the important daily work of ensuring every student successfully reads and writes at or beyond grade level.

• Understand the importance and goals of literacy-focused instruction in an elementary setting.
• Gain specific suggestions for four types of leaders: (1) district, (2) school, (3) coach, and (4) teacher.
• Help collaborative teams emphasize literacy knowledge and reading and writing skills in a curriculum's essential standards.
• Create effective data-inquiry practices that inform team decision-making for those who require additional support or extension.
• Facilitate high-quality literacy instruction using the gradual release of responsibility framework.
• Develop equity in literacy instructional strategies to ensure growth and development for all.

Contents:
Introduction: Leaders of Literacy
Chapter 1: Establish Clarity About Student Learning Expectations
Chapter 2: Examine Assessment Options for Literacy
Chapter 3: Create a Learning Progression to Guide Instruction and Assessment
Chapter 4: Develop Collective Understanding of Learning Expectations
Chapter 5: Respond to Student Data to Ensure All Students Learn
Chapter 6: Design Lessons Using the Gradual Release of Responsibility Instructional Framework
Chapter 7: Plan for High-Quality Instruction in Literacy
Chapter 8: Select Appropriate Instructional Strategies
Chapter 9: Consider Equity in Literacy
Epilogue
Appendix A: Reference Points, Templates, and Tools
Appendix B: List of Figures and Tables
References and Resources
Index

Kathy Tuchman Glass strives to empower teachers to maximize student potential. She is a presenter, trainer, and former classroom teacher with more than twenty-five years of experience in education. Additionally, she is an accomplished author of many books, including The New Art and Science of Teaching Writing, coauthored with Robert J. Marzano, and the (Re)designing Writing Units series.

Recognized for her expertise in myriad areas concerning curriculum and instruction, Kathy provides dynamic and interactive professional learning to K-12 educators. Her topics include differentiated instruction, standards work around English language arts, literacy, instructional strategies, assessments, and backward planning for unit and lesson design. She is a member of the International Literacy Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and Learning Forward.

Kathy has a bachelor's degree from Indiana University Bloomington and a master's degree in education from San Francisco State University.

To learn more about Kathy's work, visit Glass Educational Consulting (kathyglassconsulting.com).

Karen Power is an educational speaker and former teacher, principal, superintendent, and senior advisor for professional learning and leadership. Karen is coauthor of Leading With Intention: Eight Areas for Reflection in Your PLC at Work and edited the Canadian version of Learning by Doing, Third Edition.

Karen's work focuses on leadership coaching in schools and districts. She is passionate about growing leaders and improving schools. Karen's international experiences include building collaborative practices through professional learning community (PLC) implementation, doing district strategic planning, and developing effective instruction, assessment, and evidence-based decisions for long-term sustainability. Karen coaches and supports implementation of the PLC at WorkⓇ process in many schools and districts and is both a district and school coach in priority schools development.

In 2010, 2011, and 2012, Karen was selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women in the Public Sector by the Women's Executive Network. She also received the national Reader's Digest Leadership in Education Award and was named one of the Outstanding People in the Atlantic Region by Atlantic Canada's Progress magazine.

To learn more about Karen's work, visit karenpower.blog, Karen's blog for school improvement, and follow @power58karen on Twitter.