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It’s Possible!
A Leadership Plan for Implementing Quality Reading Instruction and Ensuring Literacy for All
This book provides school leaders with the systems and structures needed to implement quality literacy instruction. Learn how to structure a literacy block for different grades, leverage assessments to boost reading proficiency, and discover how leadership and collaboration empower teachers to maximize their impact.
Increase reading proficiency for all students
Drawing on the science of reading and research on high-performing schools and effective leadership, authors Pati Montgomery and Angela Hanlin provide school and district leaders with the tools to systematically implement and create the necessary systems and structures for evidence-based literacy instruction. By focusing on the establishment of these structures, leaders—particularly principals—can ensure the consistent application of effective practices, support teachers, and drive long-term improvement, and continuous growth, in literacy proficiency for all students.
K–8 educational leaders will use this book to:
- Gain an understanding of the systems and structures that schools must establish for sustained literacy improvement for all students.
- Learn how to analyze assessment data and make informed, data-driven decisions.
- Discover how to transition from a balanced literacy approach to a structured literacy approach.
- Develop an understanding of the essential components required for an effective literacy block and the significance of delivering high-quality universal instruction.
- Understand the key strategies that leaders need to adopt in order to become effective Instructional leaders.
- Recognize the importance of genuine educator collaboration and ongoing professional development.
Related Topics
LeadershipLiteracySchool Improvement
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"FINALLY, a science of reading book written to explicitly guide school leaders in the process of positively turning their schools around. This is a book that every administrator should own and every school leadership training should use."
"A terrific resource for administrators that provides practical, detailed suggestions for developing school-based structures and systems needed to support evidence-based reading instruction in the elementary grades."
"Angi Hanlin and Pati Montgomery have delivered the game-changing literacy leadership resource we’ve all been waiting for! With a clear road map that simplifies complex research, [this book] provides an explicit path to ensure ALL students learn to read—nothing is left out!"
