Literacy leaders are important in K-12 school settings because classrooms are filled with students that need differentiation- special needs, English language learners, gifted/highly able. To meet the needs teachers need to be highly competent. Teachers need to be able to teach all students to learn and read successfully, and integrate literacy in various subjects in ways to facilitate students’ reading and writing to learn. Literacy leaders can help assess students, develop programs, and lead professional development to help classroom teachers fill this immense need.
Currently literacy leaders work with teachers and students to meet the goals of improving classroom literacy and student learning, and they facilitate or lead school improvement efforts the prioritize effective literacy standards, assessment, and instruction.
Literacy leaders need to stay current on literacy research, practices, and policies to lead their school district in making strong decisions. They need to facilitate positive interactions among school and district administrators, principals, classroom teachers, students, and parents. They also need to maintain high expectations for interventions, including research and investigations of the approach and needs of the students in the school district.
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We work in a world where there are SO many needs. You are right in your thoughts that we need leaders to sift out what needs take priority, all while holding high expectations. Thanks for a great post!
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There is such an incredible need to have Literacy Leaders in our schools! And you are absolutely right that literacy leaders are always learning new strategies and delving into research to better lead teachers, students and other school staff members in the process of teaching students to read! Great post!
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