Comments on: Literacy Coaching - a Challenge with Great Benefits

By: Thomas Chiola

Thomas Chiola — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:57:54 +0000

Hi Nancy,
I am both a middle school literacy coach and the district’s instructional coach trainer. We have scheduled professional development for all of our math and literacy coaches once a month. We come together from 9:00-12:00pm on the designated day and here is basically how the agenda rolls out. We are reading Jim Knight’s book on Instructional Coaching. There ’s a DVD snippet of practice. We then discuss it and get engaged ina practical activty that can be used with the teachers. Protocols are very powerful.
Tom Chiola

By: Nancy Smith

Nancy Smith — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:57:28 +0000

I am working on a project that would develop a practicum/action research for an academic coaching endorsement class. I would be interested in learning what kind of practical experience other literacy coaches would have found helpful in preparing them to be a coach and having an impact on student learning.

By: Vicki Fites

Vicki Fites — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:10:34 +0000

Hi Angela
Literacy coaching is a brilliant initiative. Teachers already do it at their own level and the benefits are rewarding. Our school is in the process of implementing a new reading and spelling program and it would be worthwhile to have mentors to help facilitate these resources. It would be great to take part in your coaching for 2010 and I invite you to contact our Deputy Vicki Caldow as I have discussed on many occasions the brilliant work you can offer our school.

By: D Davis

D Davis — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:26:50 +0000

As a former Reading Recovery teacher, I miss having professional discussions about literacy teaching practices with another professional. Recently, I had a visit from the school’s literacy coach and that was very enlightening as well as refreshing. Unfortunately, I was told that the literacy coaching position was only temporary…until June 2010. Sounds like another short term solution from the government.