ERIC Number: EJ1059530
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 17
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How School Principals Can Foster Effective Literacy Instruction: A Ten-Step Plan
Hinchman, Kathleen A.
Language and Literacy Spectrum, v19 p3-19 2009
School principals can foster effective literacy instruction by orchestrating community collaboration in an ongoing cycle of literacy program development, implementation, evaluation, and revision outlined in this ten-step plan. The steps address forming a community advisory board, appointing a building literacy leader, forming a literacy team, conducting a literacy audit and purchasing materials, fostering professional development, and preparing a literacy plan for assessment-based literacy instruction suitable to developing all students' print and digital literacy.
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Principals, Program Development, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation, Audits (Verification), Advisory Committees, Faculty Development, Technological Literacy, Literacy, Teaching Methods, Student Evaluation, Teamwork, Educational Planning
New York State Reading Association. PO Box 874, Albany, NY 12201. Tel: 518-434-4748; e-mail: tlalspectrum@mville.edu; Web site: http://www.nysreading.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Administrators
Language: English
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