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Instructional Leadership

in Reading Language Arts

February 23, 2010

 “Administrators can do much to establish the climate or culture 

of a school by modeling high standards of professional 

behavior and by ensuring the school is a true learning community that supports 

experimentation and values efforts to improve.”

“Exploring the Relationship Between Staff Development and Improvements in Student Learning,” by Thomas Guskey and Dennis Sparks, Journal of Staff Development, Fall 1996.

Quick Write

3 What are things an adminis trator s hould cons ider in order to be an

effec tive ins tructional leader in/ ?reading language arts

Instructional Leadership in Reading

?What was done well in both s chool A and s chool B

What were important differences in how s chool A ? and s chool B approached the s ame s ituation

What did the adminis trator cons ider in School B that made the critical difference in s chool

? achievement

Professional Development in Literacy – Who’s in Charge?

By Charlotte Cobb

Reading Teacher, December 2005

Instructional Leadership in Reading

“A strong commitment to literacy requires a strong administrator, a knowledgeable reading specialist and/or lead teacher and supportive staff. Research suggests these these components are critical in the study of effective literate schools.”

(Cunningham & Allington, 1999, Lipson, et al., 2004)

From Leading a Successful Reading Program By Nancy DeVries Guth and Stephanie Stephens Pettengil

What Does the Reading Special ist Do?

Lis t the res pons ibilitie s of the reading, s pec ialis t as you s ee them at your s chool.

Just what are my reading specialist’s responsibilities?

What Does the Reading Special ist Do?

Us e fractions of a c irc le to depic t the amount of time your reading s pec ialis t

.s pends on each tas k overall

Ordering and organizing reading materials (1/8th )

What does the Reading Special ist Do?

Where do the res pons ibilitie s you identified for your s chool fall in the

?four major roles identified by MCPS

Professional Development

Assessment

Instruction

Leadership

, Cheryl PulliamPrincipal Oakland

Terrace Elementary School

Leadership in Reading

Instructional Leadership in Reading

“When the  reading specialist is given the opportunity to use his or her expertise to enhance the learning of all students, rather than narrowly focus on the struggling students it seems the results are multiplied in literacy growth for all.  In successful schools quality teaching is the trademark difference.” 

(Cunningham & Allington, 1999, Lipson, et al., 2004)

From Leading a Successful Reading Program

By Nancy DeVries Guth and Stephanie Stephens Pettengil

Resources for Administrators

CTD Reading Language Arts Webpage!Curriculum Training and Development Team

Dr. Carl Baskerville, Director

______________________________________________________________________Our Mission: To promote student achievement by providing high quality

professional development that builds the capacity of MCPS staff to effectively implement the Pre-K to 12 curriculum.

_______________________________________________________________________________

Reading / Language ArtsPre-K - 5

Cathy Sourk & Judy WilsonStaff Development Content Specialists

Resources for Administrators

CTD Elementary Mathematics Webpage!Curriculum Training and Development Team

Dr. Carl Baskerville, Director______________________________________________________________________

Our Mission: To promote student achievement by providing high quality professional development that builds the capacity of MCPS

staff to effectively implement the Pre-K to 12 curriculum.______________________________________________________________________________

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Elementary Mathematics Pre-K - 5

Roberta Miller & Naomi Resnick Staff Development Content Specialists

3 What are things an adminis trator s hould cons ider in

order to be an effec tive ins tructional leader in

/ ?reading language arts

What are important implications for effect ive l iteracy leadership?