Data Based Coaching

Hi, all. I am a literacy coach in Chicago. I and a colleague have developed a type of mentoring we call formative coaching(FC). FC uses formative information about students to inform coaching so th...

Started by Gabrielle Nidus in Introductions and First Postings Nov 16.

Introductions 38 Replies

Use this thread to introduce yourself to the group.

Started by Mathew Needleman in Introductions and First Postings. Last reply by Kelly Oct 17.

Coaching in a Culture of Change (February 3-4, 2010; Seattle, WA)

The Center for Educational Leadership (CEL) is pleased to offer a two-day institute designed to support the important work of K-12 school and district-based literacy coaches. Learn from nationally-...

Started by Grace Chiu in Introductions and First Postings Oct 16.

Below Grade-Level Readers in the Middle School 2 Replies

This is my first year as a reading coach in our middle school, grades 6-8. I am finding that a huge number of students are not reading on grade level. Other than guided reading, how else can our te...

Tagged: level, grade, below, reading, Adolescents

Started by Julie Heasley in Resources. Last reply by Julie Heasley Oct 12.

Why Not to Read Outloud, According to Richard Peck

This month’s newsletter from Notes from the Horn Book (Volume 2, Number 9) has quite a controversial statement from author Richard Peck. In an interview titled “Five Questions for Richard Peck,” Mr...

Tagged: read, arounds, popcorn, strategies, development

Started by Mark Pennington in Best Teaching Practices Sep 29.