Overview
Directions:
Part 1: In your position as a reading coach, identify a beginning teacher, observe the teacher in the classroom, describe the methods being used, and provide a summary of the observation and recommendations for improvement. (ILA Standard 1.1)
Part 2: As the reading coach, design (1) a plan to either enhance the strategies the teacher is using or (2) a plan to help the teacher improve instruction. Either plan will accommodate the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse learners. (ILA Standard 4.1)
Part 3: As the reading coach, meet with the teacher to share your plan. For example:
1. Model best practices that the teacher should be implementing and /or discuss best practices being used. Support your plan with theories of reading. (ILA Standard 2.2)
2. Demonstrate how to integrate reading with the content area. (ILA Standard 2.3)
3. Discuss a variety of classroom groupings that would differentiate instruction. (ILA Standard 5.4)
4. Suggest assessment practices that should be used in the classroom to evaluate the student’s performance. (ILA Standard 3.3)