The Literacy Coach and YOU

What to Expect From Your Literacy Coach During the

Cohort!

Supporting You

Classroom Visits

Demonstration Lessons

Debrief Sessions

Teacher/Coach Conversations

Gathering Materials

Classroom Visits

“Kid Watching”

Providing feedback

Offering another way to present information

Demonstration LessonsReadingWritingInfusing literacy strategies into the content areas

Not a time for you to get other stuff done!You do the kid watching and processing of my lesson.Record what you see and questions you have on a form I will give you!I give you/bring a short lesson plan, materials, and enough copies for your class.I may ask you to have some supplies ready, such as markers or post-its!

Debrief Sessions

After I do a lesson or visit your classroom we will set up a 10-15 minute debriefing session.

Could be scheduled before school, during part of your prep, your recess, whatever is convenient to you!

We chat about the lesson, student involvement/reaction, and how you could utilize different teaching practices.

Teacher/Coach Conversations

You take the lead! If you want to chat about a component of reading or writing, I am here to help!

We can co-plan a lesson or unit.

We can look at assessments together.

Gathering Materials

If you need a book on a certain topic or to teach a certain strategy, let me do the finding!

If you need online resources, I can do that too!

If you need a handout on a specific reading or writing strategy, I may have one or I can create one!

Scheduling All of These Things…

I will be in your buildings one to two days a week.

We will start with Teacher/Coach Conversations and Classroom Visits.

After getting to all classrooms, I will contact you to find out what you would like me to do for you.

From then on, I will try to see each of you at least one time every week and a half!

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