Literacy Leadership for Grades 5-12

Download or read book Literacy Leadership for Grades 5-12 written by Rosemarye Taylor and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2003-02-15 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many students leave elementary school without developing the reading skills they need to succeed in middle and high schools. Meanwhile, educators at all levels are under more pressure to maximize students' literacy achievement. Here's a book that provides the leadership strategies and practices you need to rise to this challenge. With clear examples and basic steps, the authors describe a fail-safe literacy system that includes *Analyzing the strengths of your current approach and setting high expectations. *Finding the hidden sources of information that reveal whether students are developing literacy behaviors. *Identifying where to adjust your current curriculum and instruction. *Planning literacy-focused professional development and continuous improvement. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.