Faculty Name

Randal Koch

Document Type

Syllabi

School

HSE

Department

ADAL

Course Subject

LANG

Course Number

7906

Course Section

01

Course Title

Becoming Literacy Leaders

Academic Term and Year

Winter 2013

Credits

2.00

Course Description

This course focuses on various leadership roles in literacy education – reading teacher, reading specialist and literacy coach. The dimensions of each role will be explored and compared. Major topics studied will include: using district and school assessment data to determine student needs; creating a literacy vision for your school; assisting teachers in instructional organization, management, and strategies; selecting appropriate core and supplemental materials; and developing and implementing a year-long professional development plan (PDP). Prerequisites: Foundations of Reading, K-12; Developing Elementary Readers, K-6; Advancing Secondary Readers, 7–12. (Formerly known as LANG 7805: Supervision and Administration of Reading Programs.)

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