Taking the lead on adolescent literacy : action steps for schoolwide success /: action steps for schoolwide success. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Judith Irvin [and three others] ; foreword by Andrés Henríquez.
• Other Names: Irvin, Judith L, 1947-
• Contents: Foreword by Andres Henriquez; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Part I. The Model, Process, and Rubrics; Rationale for a Schoolwide Focus on Literacy; Why Focus on Literacy?; How the Literacy Leadership Process Was Developed; The Five-Stage Literacy Leadership Process; How to Use the Literacy Leadership Process; Introduction: The Literacy Action Rubrics; Description of the Rubrics; Using the Literacy Action Rubrics; The Literacy Action Rubrics; Part II. Schoolwide Change in Five Stages; 1. Stage 1: Get Ready; Step 1: Build an Effective Literacy Leadership Team; Step 2: Create a Vision of a Literacy-Rich School; Step 3: Use Data to Establish the Need for Literacy Improvement; Next Steps; 2. Stage 2: Assess; Step 1: Identify School Strengths; Step 2: Summarize Key Messages From Your School Data; Step 3: Assess Current School Implementation Using the Literacy Action Rubrics; Step 4: Draft Literacy Action Goals; Next Steps; 3. Stage 3: Plan; Step 1: Develop an Implementation Map for Each Literacy Action Goal; Step 2: Solicit Feedback From the School Community; Step 3: Revise Literacy Action Goal Statements and Implementation Maps; Step 4: Publish the Formal Literacy Action Plan; Next Steps; 4. Stage 4: Implement; Step 1: Organize for Action; Step 2: Monitor and Troubleshoot Implementation; Step 3: Monitor Progress Toward Goals; Step 4: Plan How to Sustain Momentum; Next Steps; 5. Stage 5: Sustain; Step 1: Summarize Progress Toward Goals; Step 2: Revise Implementation Maps; Step 3: Analyze Success as a Literacy Leadership Team; Step 4: Plan How to Sustain Momentum; Next Steps; Part III. Supporting School and District Administrators as Literacy Leaders; 6. The Principal's Role; Support Literacy Leaders; The Five Action Points of the Taking Action Literacy Leadership Model; 7. District Support; Communicate That Literacy Is a Priority; Provide Professional Development; Provide Specific Types of Fiscal Support; Establish Uniform Policies and Procedures Across the District; Use Data to Improve Instruction and Monitor Program Effectiveness; Develop and Implement a District Literacy Action Plan; Use the Five Action Points of the Taking Action Literacy Leadership Model; Review the District Plan to Ensure Alignment With State Planning and Advocacy; Resources; Resource A. School Vignettes; Resource B: Tools to Use When Implementing the Five-Stage Process; Resource C: Examples of Each Rubric Component in Action; Resource D: High School Case Study; Resource E: Matrix of Resources Available in Taking Action on Adolescent Literacy and Meeting the Challenge of Adolescent Literacy; Resource F: Glossary of Terms; References; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (248 pages)
• Subjects: 428.4071/2; Language arts (Secondary); Literacy programs; School improvement programs
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452271361; 1452271364
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