Reading coach

Moving into a coaching role as a teacher can be daunting for anyone. You spent years in the classroom perfecting your craft and all of a sudden you are in a new role and feel like a first year teacher all over again. But, you don’t have to. This post serves as a guide for…

Take a look inside my office as a PreK-5 literacy coach! Get a free science of reading bulletin board to use in your own literacy coach office, too!

If more schools took the time for collaborative planning rather than top-down PD, we'd be in a better place.

Introducing Reading Coach for personalized practice, and other major updates to Reading Progress in Microsoft Teams

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This year, my coaching partner, Vicki, and I are trying out a new model for our coaching.

During the year, I always keep a running list of books I want to read. They’re an assortment of titles I hear about on podcasts, come across online or in other books I read, or are recommended from friends and colleagues. I may not have time to read them right then, but I know I’ll want to come […]

“PD in a Box” is a physical box an instructional coach puts together for teachers. Each box has an instructional focus (ie. classroom management or reading workshop). All the materials included in the box are to help teachers implement the instructional focus strategy with fidelity and greater success. Directions, a focus strategy, implementation tips, and a personal note of encouragement from the instructional coach are included.

A reading list specifically for instructional coaches is one way teacher leaders can continue their own learning and hone their craft. The suggested reading list below are all titles recommended by teacher leaders in the field. By no means do you need to read all of these books. This list is simply a way to…

Ready or not…Back to School we go! I’m not sure about you, but this time of year I always have a million thoughts swirling through my head. So I decided to put together a list. A list to help guide me (and you!) through the start of a new school year. All too often with […]