Describe the role of the literacy coach
The role of the literacy coach is very diverse depending on the school and district you must be able to variety of tasks such as grant writing, school level planning, curriculum expert, researcher as well as teachers teacher (Walpone & McKenna, 2013). Rather than having the reading specialist work with struggling readers, some schools are now asking their reading specialists to serve as reading coaches or literacy coaches, who provide ongoing, job-embedded training and support for the other teachers in the school to build their capacity and effectiveness as reading teachers. In addition to the requisite knowledge and skills about reading instruction, the effectiveness of the literacy coach likely depends
The role of the literacy coach is very diverse depending on the school and district you must be able to variety of tasks such as grant writing, school level planning, curriculum expert, researcher as well as teachers teacher (Walpone & McKenna, 2013). Rather than having the reading specialist work with struggling readers, some schools are now asking their reading specialists to serve as reading coaches or literacy coaches, who provide ongoing, job-embedded training and support for the other teachers in the school to build their capacity and effectiveness as reading teachers. In addition to the requisite knowledge and skills about reading instruction, the effectiveness of the literacy coach likely depends