Practical Literacy Coaching : A Collection of Tools to Support Your Work

Strengthen your effectiveness with proven tools developed by coaches who have 'œbeen there'�!This rich compilation of ready-made tools will enhance your literacy coaching by building skills across a wide range of responsibilities such as communication, literacy research, and technology. In an engaging, no-nonsense style, veteran coach and literacy consultant Jan Miller Burkins describes how to use each tool, provides action steps with reflection questions, and explores important aspects of coaching, including:  Defining roles-what you are, what you are not  Finding your 'œfit'� in new coaching environments  Using forms in ways that motivate and support teachers  Assessing your impact based on a school's or district's mandate