Literacy Leadership for Grades 5-12

<p>Literacy is the foundation for success in all secondary school courses. If you’re a middle or high school administrator chances are you’re looking for a truly effective way to help all your students become better readers writers communicators and learners of standards-based content curriculum. The secret is to combine sound leadership processes with literacy strategies targeted at adolescents. This book shows you how.</p><p>Along with clear steps and practical guidelines you’ll find examples resources and useful templates to help you analyze your school’s current literacy climate and kick-start the development of a new fail-safe system. Authors Rosemarye Taylor and Valerie Doyle Collins explain how to</p><ul> <li>Find hidden sources of information on which students are learning literacy behaviors and which are not.</li> <li>Identify necessary adjustments to current curriculum learning tools and instructional approaches.</li> <li>Set appropriate schoolwide expectations for literacy learning.</li> <li>Incorporate literacy-focused professional development.</li> <li><p>Create a plan for building future capacity and realizing continuous improvement.</p></li></ul><p>By the end of this book you’ll be ready to launch a program that will turn struggling students into joyful independent readers and writers and enhance the success of all students in all classes.</p>