Annemarie B. Jay, Mary W. Strong

Gebundenes Buch

A Guide to Literacy Coaching

Helping Teachers Increase Student Achievement

Beschreibung

This practical guide presents effective coaching strategies and best practices for enhancing literacy instruction, working with administrators and communities, and boosting student performance across all grade levels.

Autor

Annemarie B. Jay is an assistant professor of education at Widener University, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in reading. Her research interests include early literacy, comprehension, and literacy leadership. She spent most of her career as a K-12 language arts curriculum coordinator for a large school district. She also served as an elementary principal and as a supervisor of elementary education and federal programs during her 30 years of pubic school experience. A hands-on administrator, Jay spent a significant amount of her time coaching teachers about literacy practices. Jay is currently the president-elect of the Keystone State Reading Association (KSRA) and also serves on the Long Range Planning Committee. She is also the president of the Delaware County Reading Council, her local council in Pennsylvania, for which she writes a bi-monthly online newsletter. A reviewer for publications of the International Reading Association and the Keystone State Reading Association, Jay is also a frequent presenter at the local, state, and national levels about literacy teaching and learning. She is a graduate of the Governor's Institute on Early Childhood Education. After earning her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, Jay served as an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania and Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia for many years.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Corwin
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 759g
• ISBN-13: 9781412951548
• ISBN-10: 1412951542
• Artikelnr.: 23337464