Middle School Literacy Coach Essay

Introduction Middle School Literacy Coaching from the Coach's Perspective explores the topic of professional development for teachers in literacy techniques. It implies the need for more teacher training in literacy education in middle school where teachers are often focused on content and not on how students learn what they read, a problem any teacher of middle or high school would agree exists.
The goal of the study is to contribute to the data that explains and scrutinizes literacy coaching, addressing three specific questions: What are coaches' perspectives on the roles they assume as part of their work? How do coaches address the issue of teacher change? In what ways do coaches consider student learning in relation to their work with …show more content…
Coaches should assume the role of resource expert, offering training as wanted, not mandated. Relationships between coaches and teachers is paramount to success. The third question remains murky, however. When students fail to understand a concept, it’s unclear if the failure in due to inability to perform another task or if it’s a literacy problem. The findings admit that student progress can be complicated by many factors and establishing a clear link between literacy coaching and student growth can’t be found. They suggest that future research should explore how implementing a literacy coach into a school action plan could help students learn.

Ethical Issues Participants were treated ethically. All parts of the study were conducted with prior awareness, acceptance, regard for individual preferences, and under the assumption that safe and positive relationships are necessary. Coaches were cognizant of teachers’ feelings throughout the study, careful to respect any indication of unwanted intrusion, as well as flexible with scheduling, clear in communicating their purpose, and sensitive about providing