Examine Your Expertise

EXAMINE YOUR EXPERTISE

Promising Literacy for Every Child: Reading Recovery® and a Comprehensive Literacy System, pp. 25–27

Educator / Key Role / Training and Support / Needs
Classroom Teacher / Commits to implementing the school’s comprehensive literacy plan
Provides effective whole-group, small-group, and individual instruction
Provides differentiated instruction to meet each student's needs
Bases instructional plans and interaction on observation and analysis of student behavior
Implements a curriculum and set of practices based on knowledge of how readers become literate, including language development, phonics/word work, comprehension, fluency, and writing
Works collaboratively within a professional learning community to support ongoing learning / Participates in intensive initial professional development to learn and implement a set of research-based practices
Receives in-class coaching that focuses on student behavior and learning goals
Participates in ongoing professional development each year
Principal / Commits to implementing the school’s comprehensive literacy plan
Provides active leadership for the literacy system in the school
Meets with the leadership team and grade-level teams to monitor and support student progress
Engages in problem solving to support the work of the school literacy coach and intervention teachers / Participates in training as a member of the leadership team
Participates in specific training for principles related to implementing a comprehensive literacy system
School Literacy Coach
Highly qualified in-school resource for professional development and instructional support: literacy coach or other facilitator, instructional administrator, Reading Recovery teacher with additional training for role, etc. / Commits to implementing the school’s comprehensive literacy plan
Supports continuous comprehensive literacy improvements at the school level, working actively within the professional learning community
Provides initial and ongoing professional development for teachers
Provides in-class coaching for teachers
Participates in grade-level team meetings
Examines data and monitors student progress
Participates in the school leadership team / Holds credentials that demonstrate extensive knowledge of literacy learning
Receives training in supporting teachers through professional development and on-site coaching
Participates in ongoing training to enhance skills (e.g., university partnership)
School Literacy Leadership Team / Commits to implementing the school’s comprehensive literacy plan
Provides leadership for the process of creating a comprehensive school literacy plan and building a professional learning community
Includes the Reading Recovery teachers, Literacy Lessons teachers, classroom teachers, and principal
Meets regularly to monitor the progress of the comprehensive literacy initiative in the whole school
Examines and evaluates student data
Solves problems related to implementation
Identifies new goals and makes action plans / Participates in team planning as an initial training
Works with university partners as appropriate
Reading Recovery Teacher Leader / Commits to implementing the school’s comprehensive literacy plan
Provides individual tutoring in Reading Recovery for part of the school day, according to the Reading Recovery standards and guidelines
Trains and provides ongoing support to the Reading Recovery teachers in the school
Monitors progress of Reading Recovery students in the school
Provides assistance as needed to the school’s leadership team
Provides training in Literacy Lessons for special education and ESL teachers (if available at the site) / Completes intensive year of training at an established Reading Recovery university training center
Maintains current status as required by Reading Recovery standards and guidelines
If offering Literacy Lessons training, completes training at the Reading Recovery university training center and upholds Literacy Lessons standards
Reading Recovery-
Trained
Intervention Teacher / Commits to implementing the school’s comprehensive literacy plan
Provides individual tutoring in Reading Recovery for part of the school day, according to the Reading Recovery standards and guidelines
Works in other literacy roles the remainder of the day to meet needs of the school (e.g., shared classroom, small groups for Grades
K–2, literacy coach, etc.)
Works collaboratively with other educators in the school to monitor and support the progress of
children struggling with literacy learning
Shares expertise in areas such as assessment and progress monitoring, using data to inform instruction, collaboration about individual students, etc. / Completes intensive year of Reading Recovery training that includes assessment and individual tutoring (see Reading Recovery standards and guidelines)
Participates in ongoing professional development for Reading Recovery
Prepares for implementing role in addition to Reading Recovery
Special Educator / Commits to implementing the school’s comprehensive literacy plan
Works collaboratively with other educators to monitor and support at-risk students as part of the professional learning community
Provides tier 3 or 4 services for students who need continuing special help
Serves as a Literacy Lessons teacher for special education children if training is available at the site / Participates in initial and ongoing training provided by the school literacy coach or other literacy support personnel
Participates in Literacy Lessons training with a Reading Recovery teacher leader or trainer (if available)
ESL Teacher / Commits to implementing the school’s comprehensive literacy plan
Works collaboratively with other educators to monitor and support English language learners
Provides literacy support as needed to English language learners
Serves as a Literacy Lessons teacher for English language learners if training is available at the site / Participates in initial and ongoing training provided by the school literacy coach or other literacy support personnel
Participates in Literacy Lessons training with a Reading Recovery teacher leader or trainer (if available).
Additional
Professional
Resources / Commit to implementing the school’s comprehensive literacy plan
Work collaboratively with other educators to support literacy learning in the school / Participate in training appropriate to the specific role