Collaborative Coaching For Disciplinary Literacy

Download or read book Collaborative Coaching for Disciplinary Literacy written by Laurie Elish-Piper and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today's standards challenge middle and high school teachers to teach their content deeply and meaningfully. This book provides an innovative coaching model for helping science, social studies, and English language arts teachers promote the reading, writing, listening, speaking, and thinking skills needed for high-level work in each discipline. Seventeen specific strategies are presented for large-group, small-group, and individual coaching, including step-by-step instructions and implementation tips. Profiles of highly effective disciplinary literacy coaches illustrate the nuts and bolts of the job and highlight ways to deal with common challenges. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 21 reproducible forms. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.