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PROFESSIONAL COMMENTARY

This professional document helps middle and high school literacy/instructional coaches determine those areas where they personally need further professional development. The document is divided into subject areas with self-assessment rubrics to guide literacy coaches: (1) foundations of literacy; (2) assessment; (3) content area instruction: reading; (4) content area instruction: writing; (5) differentiated instruction; (6) classroom coaching (working one-on-one with teachers); (7) facilitating adult learning; (8) building capacity within the school; and (9) working within a broader school reform context. (author/ebm)

OHIO STANDARDS
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English Language Arts Standards
Reading Applications: Informational, Technical and Persuasive Text Standard
Reading Applications: Literary Text Standard
Writing Process Standard
Writing Applications Standard
NATIONAL STANDARDS
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Standards for the English Language Arts
Reading strategies, language use, and conventions
Write, speak, and visually represent to create text
RESOURCE TYPE
Professional Resource
STANDARDS ALIGNMENT
Grades 9–Postsecondary
TOPICS
English Language Arts --
Professional Development;
Reading;
Writing;
OHIOWINS PROFESSIONAL TOPICS
Writing Intervention;
Assessment
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KEYWORDS
literacy coaches;
assessment;
reading instruction;
writing instruction;
differentiated instruction;
classroom coaching;
school reform
Publisher: International Reading Association/Carnegie Foundation
Author: Doug Buehl, Mark Conley, Andres Henriques, Andres Henriques, Jacy Ippolito, Cathleen Kral, Carlene Lodermeier, Susan Pimentel, Cathy Roller, Sharon Walpole