In our district, we have no reading specialists. Just literacy
coaches. The
literacy coach is geared to work with all classrooms (K-6) in
literacy-related areas. She takes small groups of struggling readers in
various grade levels to do reading related skill work in her office.
These
children have been showing no or little growth throughout the quarter
or
semester. Or they were previously ear-marked by the previous teacher.
The
work that she does is created to target specific skills that all these
children need work on in the 5 areas of literacy. I do not get a copy
of
any sort of lesson plan, or content area of what she does, since it is
usually supporting all areas of reading. She has tested the students
prior
to this and targets one small area to work on for 6 weeks or so. Then
reassesses who needs intervention next, after her small group is done.
Reading specialists usually hold masters' degrees(although not
always),
and do work with struggling readers on a multitude of issues.
Sometimes,
it's one on one, sometimes its two students. Often, they have push-in
or
pull out programs that work all year, or for a semester, or sometimes
for a
couple of years. The reading specialist works closely with the
classroom
teacher to intervene on the lessons being taught in the regular
classroom.
Sometimes, the reading specialist tests the student, sometimes files a
report for the classroom teacher to submit the documents for further
testing, or for more services, or less services. Many times, the
reading
specialist has a closer relationship with the classroom teacher, and
often
gets the written lesson plan of how each child in her class has done in
which skill area.
Often, each district has chosen to name or rename the type of
service
they want for their district. In our district, we have had the name of
the
person changed and the role of the person changed a number of times,
even
over the course of 5 years. Someone always seems to find a "new and
more
improved" way of operating, and wants to try it out.
Just a thought,
Diane
Original Message:
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From: [email protected]
Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 13:49:04 +0000 (UTC)
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Specialist
Dumb question alert...Is a reading specialist the same as a literacy
coach?
If not, what distinguishes each?
Thanks,
Maura
5/NJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ljackson" <[email protected]>
To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, May 2, 2009 9:19:10 AM GMT -04:00 Atlantic Time
(Canada)
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Specialist
Having been a coach in a similar position, I can tell you it was a
frustrating for her as it was for you.
Lori Jackson
District Literacy Coach and Mentor
Todd County School District
Box 87
Mission SD 5755
----- Original message -----
From: kimberlee hannan <[email protected]>
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
<[email protected]>
Date: Friday, May 01, 2009 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Specialist
WHile I haven't gone through this exact situation, but for a while a
school
I was at shared a literacy coach over three schools. She showed up a
couple
of times a week. She didn't have connections to the teachers, the
culture
or atmosphere of the school. She made suggestions based on a short
piece
if
time after a haphazard observation. She had no relationship with us or
our
kids. She was never there for meetings, so she didn't know what all we
needed to do. It was not a good situation.
Kim
On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 10:37 AM, Katie Stover
<[email protected]>wrote:
Sandy,
Where are you? This is very disheartening!!
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Stevens" <
[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 11:46 AM
Subject: [MOSAIC] Reading Specialist
Due to the need to make budget cuts, our district is considering
eliminating the position of Reading Specialist. They are thinking of
using Stimulus funds to hire three part time "instructional coaches"
to
work in classrooms to assist with math and reading. The assumption
is
that these three will replace the Reading Specialist.
Anyway, there are some staff who will be coming to the next board
meeting
when this will be discussed. Have any of you folks gone through
anything
similar? Have there been any arguments that have helped to plead the
case
in support of keeping the Reading Specialist? I hate to see our
district
lose that position. I have seen other districts lose the reading
specialist and it takes years to get that specialist back, if they
ever
do.
Sandy
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7th CORE-ELA & WH
Sequoia Middle School
Fresno, California 93702
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