Learning is social!
I want to stress the importance of talking with your children. In our world of enhanced electronics, it seems that everywhere you look people are on their phones, tablets, computers or watching TV. We need to make sure we have “screen free” time in our day. Time when we encourage our children to talk, ask questions and share their ideas. Children need time for language development! The only way to do this is to talk, and listen to them. We need to be asking them questions, giving them the opportunity to develop their language and vocabulary skills. We cannot expect children to read and understand language if they do not have the opportunity to use it themselves. One quick way to prompt a discussion while watching a TV show together is to use commercial time to discuss the show. Talk about why events are occurring, make predictions of what may happen next, discuss alternative endings, review the sequence of events that have occurred. Just spend time visiting with your child about his/her day!
I want to stress the importance of talking with your children. In our world of enhanced electronics, it seems that everywhere you look people are on their phones, tablets, computers or watching TV. We need to make sure we have “screen free” time in our day. Time when we encourage our children to talk, ask questions and share their ideas. Children need time for language development! The only way to do this is to talk, and listen to them. We need to be asking them questions, giving them the opportunity to develop their language and vocabulary skills. We cannot expect children to read and understand language if they do not have the opportunity to use it themselves. One quick way to prompt a discussion while watching a TV show together is to use commercial time to discuss the show. Talk about why events are occurring, make predictions of what may happen next, discuss alternative endings, review the sequence of events that have occurred. Just spend time visiting with your child about his/her day!
What is a Literacy Coach?
1. A Learner – The primary role of a literacy coach is to model and support teachers to become more reflective, to refine what they are doing, to set goals,
and to share with another their least successful instruction attempts.
2. A Facilitator - Coaching for reflective teaching takes place in the classrooms of real teachers with real kids, and occurs on an ongoing basis.
Coaches may demonstrate, model, co-teach, observe and encourage collaborative dialogue.
3. A supporter of classroom instruction - A coach is to support and provide ongoing professional development to improve instruction and student
learning. This is characterized by data-oriented student and teacher learning.
4. A Colleague - working with teachers to solve educational problems in the building or classroom. They are not “the expert,” they have expertise to help all involved develop solutions or options that address instructional issues.
and to share with another their least successful instruction attempts.
2. A Facilitator - Coaching for reflective teaching takes place in the classrooms of real teachers with real kids, and occurs on an ongoing basis.
Coaches may demonstrate, model, co-teach, observe and encourage collaborative dialogue.
3. A supporter of classroom instruction - A coach is to support and provide ongoing professional development to improve instruction and student
learning. This is characterized by data-oriented student and teacher learning.
4. A Colleague - working with teachers to solve educational problems in the building or classroom. They are not “the expert,” they have expertise to help all involved develop solutions or options that address instructional issues.
The Role of a Literacy Coach
The International Reading Association (IRA) defines a literacy coach or a reading coach as a reading specialist who focuses on providing professional development for teachers by giving them the additional support needed to implement various instructional programs and practices. They provide essential leadership for a school’s entire literacy program by helping create and supervise long-term staff development processes that support both the development and implementation of literacy programs over months and years. These individuals need to have experiences that enable them to provide effective professional development for the teachers in their schools.
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) prefers the terminology “literacy coach” because it suggests that educators in this role work with teachers to improve instruction in all areas of the language arts – reading, writing, and oral language development. They also assist teachers in the design and teaching of lessons in other content disciplines where students continue to develop and use their literacy skills.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Jeania Burton
[email protected]
573-564-3711 ext 3004
The International Reading Association (IRA) defines a literacy coach or a reading coach as a reading specialist who focuses on providing professional development for teachers by giving them the additional support needed to implement various instructional programs and practices. They provide essential leadership for a school’s entire literacy program by helping create and supervise long-term staff development processes that support both the development and implementation of literacy programs over months and years. These individuals need to have experiences that enable them to provide effective professional development for the teachers in their schools.
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) prefers the terminology “literacy coach” because it suggests that educators in this role work with teachers to improve instruction in all areas of the language arts – reading, writing, and oral language development. They also assist teachers in the design and teaching of lessons in other content disciplines where students continue to develop and use their literacy skills.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Jeania Burton
[email protected]
573-564-3711 ext 3004