Leading A Culture Of Reading How To Ignite And Sustain A Love Of Literacy In Your School Community The How To Guide For Building A Celebratory Cul

Engaged students achieve better reading success. Grounded in current research, this book provides resources and strategies to help educators improve literacy culture in their schools and inspire a love of reading in their students. Author Lorraine M. Radice demonstrates how educators can promote literacy through social media and shares ways in which all stakeholders can contribute to students' reading engagement. This book will help K-12 educators and instructional coaches: Understand how access to devices has dampened reading interest among K-12 students and consequently affected literacy Create and launch a reading campaign Become familiar with the research behind the role of social media in students' lives and discover how to use social media to support reading engagement Develop ways for adults in a school community to reflect on and share their reading lives with students Know the role of parents and caregivers in establishing and maintaining reading habits Incorporate student leadership into literacy programs and have access to a toolkit for implementing leadership into reading campaigns Create opportunities for visibility and school community participation that celebrate reading Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: #BrandReading--How to Leverage a Campaign in Your School Community and Attract Followers Chapter 2: Reading Role Models--How to Rally Adults to Explore Their Reading Lives Chapter 3: Sustain the Culture--How to Make the Culture Visible, Participatory, and Celebratory Chapter 4: When Students Become Literacy Leaders--How to Rally Students to Plan Reading Events Chapter 5: Position Authors as A-List Celebrities--How to Make Author Visits Part of the Reading Culture Experience Chapter 6: Partnering Home and School--How to Engage Families and Caregivers in Building Reading Culture Chapter 7: When Other Endeavors Come Into Focus--How to Continue to Prioritize Reading and Reading Culture Conclusion: Embrace Some Appendix A: Recommended Book Lists Appendix B: High-Interest Book Lists to Share With Caregivers References and Resources Index

"It's no secret that technology has been increasingly replacing books in many K-12 students' lives. But how can educators and school leaders successfully encourage their students to read when devices vie for so much of their attention? In Leading a Culture of Reading: How to Ignite and Sustain a Love of Literacy in Your School, Lorraine M. Radice demonstrates how educators can promote a love of reading by using technology and social platforms to their advantage. She shares the literacy campaign she designed to address reading proficiency in her district and guides educators in implementing their own program. Grounded in current research and considerate of the many variables affecting student literacy, Leading a Culture of Reading provides practical resources, tools, and strategies that will be invaluable to any educator hoping to improve literacy in their schools and inspire a love of reading in their students"--

Literacy is a skill for all time, for all people. It is an integral part of our lives, whether we are students or adult professionals. Giving all educators the breadth of knowledge and practical tools that help students strengthen their literacy skills is the focus of Read, Write, Lead. Drawing on her experience as a mentor teacher, reading specialist, instructional coach, and staff developer, author Regie Routman offers time-tested advice on how to develop a schoolwide learning culture that leads to more effective reading and writing across the curriculum. She explains how every school—including yours—can: implement instructional practices that lead to better engagement and achievement in reading and writing for all students, from kindergarten through high school, including second-language and struggling learners; build Professional Literacy Communities of educators working together to create sustainable school change through professional learning based on shared beliefs; reduce the need for intervention through daily practices that ensure success, even for our most vulnerable learners; and embed the language of productive feedback in responsive instruction, conferences, and observations in order to accelerate learning for students, teachers, and leaders. In their own voices, teachers, principals, literacy specialists, and students offer real-life examples of changes that led to dramatic improvement in literacy skills and—perhaps just as important--increased joy in teaching and learning. Scattered throughout the book are “Quick Wins”--ideas and actions that can yield positive, affirming results while tackling the tough work of long-term change.

Clear, on-the-ground guidance for Reading Apprenticeship implementation Leading for Literacy provides tools and real-life examples to expand the benefits of a literacy approach that sparks students' engaged reading and thinking across disciplines, from middle school through community college. A companion to the landmark Reading for Understanding, this book guides teachers, leaders, and administrators through the nuts, bolts, benefits, and stumbling blocks of creating Reading Apprenticeship communities that extend a culture of literacy beyond individual classrooms. This book explains how to generate authentic buy-in from teachers and administrators, use the Reading Apprenticeship Framework to turn reform overload into reform coherence, and create literacy teams, professional learning communities, and Reading Apprenticeship communities of practice that sustain an institutional focus on a student-centered, strengths-based culture of literacy. Key insights from Reading Apprenticeship practitioners across the country address how to get started, build momentum, assess progress, and build partnerships and networks across schools, districts, campuses, and regions. Persistently low levels of adolescent literacy continue to short-change students, contribute to discredited high school diplomas, and cause millions of students to drop out of high school and community college. Forty percent or more of community college students require remedial reading courses as college freshman. The researchers at WestEd's Strategic Literacy Initiative developed the Reading Apprenticeship Framework to provide educators with a proven path to improving literacy for all students, and this book provides clear guidance on bringing the framework to life. How to integrate Reading Apprenticeship with existing reform efforts How to use formative assessment to promote teacher and student growth How to coach and empower teachers How to cultivate literacy leadership How to provide long-term support for a strong content-literacy program Nationwide classroom testing has shown Reading Apprenticeship to promote not only literacy and content knowledge, but also motivation and positive academic identity—leading to better student outcomes that reach beyond the classroom walls. Leading for Literacy lays out compelling ways to spread the benefits of Reading Apprenticeship, with practical guidance and real-world insight.

This insightful book reviews the current research on literacy programming, examines the latest standards for strengthening reading skills, and provides educators, families, and caregivers methods for building successful reading habits in and out of the classroom. Research indicates that children need more than classroom instruction to become proficient readers. Unfortunately, few parents realize how simple, everyday practices can build a lifelong love of reading. Educators, diligent with employing mandatory literacy standards, may overlook families and support systems as tools for improving student performance. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the various methods of reading instruction, analyzing the pedagogy behind Sustained Silent Reading (SSR), the importance of reading aloud to children, and the necessity of working the home-school connection. For the Love of Reading: Guide to K–8 Reading Promotions provides strategies and tips for setting up successful reading environments for children, including having a well-stocked library collection; engaging students through book clubs, reading lists, and prepared book talks; and involving student and adult volunteers. The author asserts that the entire school community—teachers, librarians, parents, caregivers, and administrators—must work together to promote literacy.

Leaders are readers! Elementary school principal Mandy Ellis offers practical, immediately actionable, fun ideas and strategies that will deeply embed books, reading, and literacy into your school culture. You'll learn how to make reading a joy for every member of your school community.

Bringing together leading experts, this book presents the principles of effective literacy leadership and describes proven methods for improving instruction, assessment, and schoolwide professional development. The book shows how all school staff--including reading specialists and coaches, administrators, teachers, and special educators--can play an active role in nurturing a culture of collaboration and promoting student achievement. Best practices are identified for creating strong elementary and secondary literacy programs, differentiating instruction, supporting English language learners, utilizing technology, building home-school partnerships, and much more. User-friendly features include case examples, guiding questions, and engagement activities in each chapter.

After observing over 300 classrooms, authors Valerie Hastings Gregory and M. Jan Rozzelle provide the framework, knowledge, and tools necessary to help create a community of literacy coaches, leaders, and teachers to improve reading across schools. Demonstrating the critical link between adult learning and student learning that makes professional learning communities our best hope for improving reading and comprehension for today's students, this developmental resource provides information, research findings, and strategies that teachers can apply immediately in the classroom.