Coaching

Observations and four key ideas that emerged from a group of experienced literacy coaches who brainstormed ways to work toward fostering teacher empowerment in the new year.

Our new speaker series, Reaching All Learners, builds toward the goal that each child grows up literate in our educational system. Find out more about what you can expect from three nationally renowned educator-authors.

The beginning of a new school year is always a busy, exciting time. To start your year off strong, here are six practical ideas for facilitating learning and reflection with your colleagues.

How can coaches help empower teachers to navigate the end-of-year homestretch? By creating opportunities for reflection.   

When students draw before writing it helps them visualize what they want to say. They include details in their drawings that they will later express in their writing using words.

If you are a coach, teacher leader, principal or other administrator, you may not fully realize how your language impacts each educator in your school community.

A coaching notebook is a powerful reflection tool to consider the year’s accomplishments and determine goals for the upcoming school year.

Improve teacher decision making through three key coaching moves.

Cindy Downend, our associate director of primary literacy programs, highlights her experiences helping the earliest readers with letters and sounds.

Research indicates that emergent readers need both code-based (phonics) and meaning-based (context) strategies to successfully solve the high volume of words needed to read English.