Best Practices of Literacy Leaders

1. Literacy Leadership in a Culture of Collaboration, Rita M. Bean

2. Teachers as Literacy Leaders, Allison Swan Dagen, Aimee Morewood, & Christina Glance

- Vignette: Literacy Leadership in Action (Katy Carroll)

3. The Reading/Literacy Specialist: Still a Multifaceted Role, Rita M. Bean

- Vignette: Literacy Leadership in Action (Susan Porter)

4. Literacy Coaches as Literacy Leaders, Jacy Ippolito & Joanna Lieberman

- Vignette: Literacy Leadership in Action (Michael P. Henry)

5. The Principal’s Role in Literacy Leadership, Lori Helman & Katie Pekel

- Vignette: Literacy Leadership in Action (Melissa Sonnek)

6. PreK–12 Literacy Programs: Moving from Curriculum to Collaboration to Collective Efficacy, Sharon Walpole & Megan N. Vitale

II. Program Development, Implementation, and Evaluation

7. Using Literacy Assessment to Improve Student Learning, Virginia Goatley, Cheryl Dozier, & Jaime Puccioni

8. PreK/Primary Schoolwide Literacy Programs, Anne McGill-Franzen & Natalia Ward

9. Literacy Leadership in the Elementary/Intermediate School Reading Program, Janice A. Dole, Sheree E. Springer, & Kerry A. Herman

10. Middle and High School Literacy Programs: Attending to Both Instructional and Organizational Challenges, Jacy Ippolito, Christina L. Dobbs, & Megin Charner-Laird

11. Differentiated Literacy Instruction, Jennifer Jones Powell, Lisa Aker, & Heidi Anne E. Mesmer

- Vignette: Literacy Leadership in Action (Sheri Vasinda)

12. Fostering Effective Writing Instruction across the Grades, Sarah J. McCarthey & Carrie L. James

- Vignette: Literacy Leadership in Action (Mellinee Lesley)

13. Literacy and Leadership in the Digital Age, Jill Castek & Carolyn B. Gwinn

- Vignette: Literacy Leadership in Action (Justin Aglio)

III. Contexts of Schooling

14. Literacy Leadership in Special Education, Donna M. Scanlon, Virginia Goatley, & Kathleen Spring

15. Culturally Responsive Literacy Instruction, Doris Walker-Dalhouse & Victoria J. Risko

- Vignette: Literacy Leadership in Action (Valerie Kinloch)

16. Academic Language and Literacy Development for English Learners, MaryEllen Vogt

- Vignette: Literacy Leadership in Action (Celia Banks)

17. Developing Effective Home–School Literacy Partnerships, Jeanne R. Paratore, Lilly M. Steiner, & Susan Dougherty

- Vignette: Literacy Leadership in Action (Shawna Zervos)

18. Enactment of Reading Policy: Leading and Learning for Literacy and Equity, Sarah L. Woulfin & Britney Jones

- Vignette: Literacy Leadership in Action (Sean Kottke)

19. Sustaining Literacy Practices That Transform Teaching and Learning, Lori DiGisi, Julie Meltzer, Lynn Schade, & Stephanie Maze-Hsu

20. Schools as Places of Learning: The Powerful Role of Literacy Leaders, Allison Swan Dagen & Rita M. Bean

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