He knows firsthand the difficulty of transitioning into
a role as literacy coach, and going from working solely with students to adults.
Not exact matches
«Teacher identities and professional histories; departmental structures; differentiated
roles, such
as reading specialists and
literacy coaches; lack of teacher preparation to teach
literacy skills; arguments over whose responsibility
literacy instruction is; competing factors such
as motivation and engagement; disparities between in - and out - of - school
literacy practices; and the increasing demands of reading to learn all contribute to the stagnation in
literacy achievement,» he says.
Even still, Ippolito believes that
literacy coaches can have an important
role as change agents in middle and high schools by helping teachers improve their practices.
A natural leader, Deborah (Deb) Sweebe brings over 22 years of classroom and school leadership experience to her
role as a Leadership, Math and
Literacy Coach for the Institute for Excellence in Education.
Daniela started with DC Bilingual in 2009
as a
Literacy Coach and advanced into the
roles of Resident Principal and Interim Principal before the school's board of trustees named Daniela Head of School.
Home visitors also often act
as literacy teachers, parenting
coaches,
role models, and experts on topics related to parent and child health and well - being.