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Direct linkAssaf, Lori Czop – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2008
This case study explores the professional identity of one reading specialist, Marsha, who struggled with testing pressures at her urban elementary school in the U.S. It offers an in-depth look at how Marsha's instructional decisions and practices in a pull-out reading program aimed at helping English Language Learners (ELL) shifted when she was…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Second Language Learning, Reading Instruction, Reading Teachers
Download full textIppolito, Jacy – Literacy Coaching Clearinghouse, 2009
What role must principals play in order to effectively support literacy coaching efforts? This is a question that many educators have begun to ask (Burkins, 2007; Casey, 2006; Kral, 2007; Shanklin, 2007; Steiner & Kowal, 2007; Toll, 2008). Some suggest that principals can establish close relationships with literacy coaches by offering a number…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Vignettes, Interprofessional Relationship, Mixed Methods Research
Bolton, Marcia V. – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2007
Professional development should be a career-long process in which teachers tweak their teaching methodology, practices, and style to meet student needs. Is there a better place to offer professional development opportunities than at "ground zero"? This paper outlines one school's attempt to bring quality professional development to the…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Reading Consultants, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers
Grisham, Dana L. – Issues in Teacher Education, 2008
Research has identified certain comprehension strategies that seem to work in an optimal manner to increase the reading comprehension of K-12 students. However, little evidence exists about whether teachers use identified, research-based strategies when teaching. In view of the critical nature of literacy achievement for diverse populations and…
Descriptors: Credentials, Graduate Students, Reading Comprehension, Reading Consultants
Magliaro, Susan G.; Burton, John K. – 1988
The cue utilization and hypothesis testing strategies of expert reading diagnosticians were examined throughout the diagnostic process. Diagnostic processes of three diagnosticians (a reading specialist, a learning disabilities specialist, and a classroom teacher), who were very different in background and teaching assignment, were studied at work…
Descriptors: Cues, Elementary Education, Hypothesis Testing, Preadolescents
Kolker, Brenda; Terwilliger, Paul – Tennessee Education, 1975
The scope, purpose, and services of the reading clinic are defined. (JC)
Descriptors: Definitions, Reading Centers, Reading Consultants, Reading Development
Darwin, Marlene J. – 2003
High school reading specialists possess specialized knowledge and have the potential to positively affect adolescent literacy growth. Research on the role of the high school reading specialist can create a better understanding of depth and breadth of that role and provide a comprehensive portrayal of the role. This outline lists literacy problems…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Environment, High Schools, Literacy
Peer reviewedVacca, JoAnne L. – Reading Horizons, 1980
Discusses the uses of surveys, notes the types of survey instruments available, and provides examples of survey instruments to assess teacher competencies and student reading behavior. Suggests that surveys are especially useful for providing information for two sections of grant applications: the needs assessment and comprehensive planning…
Descriptors: Grantsmanship, Measurement Techniques, Program Development, Proposal Writing
Peer reviewedNichols, James N. – Journal of Reading, 1979
Suggests free or inexpensive resources available for inservice reading programs. (DD)
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Reading Consultants
Peer reviewedDishner, Ernest K.; Readence, John E. – Reading Horizons, 1978
Assesses the "state of the art" of content reading, pointing to significant strides that have been made in dealing with the needs of content area reading, as well as to significant advances that still need to be made. (Author/GT)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Preservice Teacher Education, Reading Consultants, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedBarclay, Kathy Dulaney; Thistlethwaite, Linda – Reading Research and Instruction, 1992
Determines, for reading specialists in general and for reading specialists in the federally funded Chapter 1 program specifically, (1) their professional training; (2) their actual responses as compared to their perceived "ideal" responsibilities; and (3) their topic preferences for in-service education offerings. (RS)
Descriptors: Reading Consultants, Reading Research, Reading Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Peer reviewedRauch, Sidney J. – Reading World, 1974
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Education, Occupational Information, Personnel
NEWTON, J. ROY – 1967
THE ROLE OF COMMITTEES DEVOTED TO THE IMPROVEMENT AND COORDINATION OF READING INSTRUCTION IS BEING DEFINED AS READING COMMITTEES ARE CREATED IN MANY SCHOOLS. AMONG THE FUNCTIONS OF A READING COMMITTEE ARE THE FOLLOWING--(1) TO EMPHASIZE THE WHOLE-SCHOOL NATURE OF THE READING PROGRAM, (2) TO INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF READING PERSONNEL, (3) TO…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
PDF pending restorationDIETRICH, DOROTHY M. – 1967
THE READING COMMITTEE SHOULD GUIDE THE TOTAL READING PROGRAM. THE READING CONSULTANT FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK ESTABLISHED BY THE READING COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE SHOULD PROVIDE THE CONSULTANT WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATUS OF READING IN THE DISTRICT--DISTRICT TEST RESULTS, TEACHERS' BACKGROUNDS, INDIVIDUAL STUDENT RECORDS,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Advisory Committees, Problems
Thompson, Richard A. – 1979
A survey of 767 teachers from five major regions of the country solicited teachers' views and perceptions concerning the roles and responsibilities of reading consultants. It was found that 85% or more of the respondents thought that the prime functions of reading consultants are to diagnose students' reading problems, interpret test results,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Reading Consultants, Reading Instruction, Reading Research
