Offers administrators the background they need to know about effective strategies for building more literate students. It shows them how to evaluate and support successful literacy initiatives in their schools and create more successful learners
| Foreword | p. 7 |
| Introduction: Leading from Within | p. 9 |
| Changing the Face of Literacy Education in Schools | p. 13 |
| The Leadership Role | p. 15 |
| Teachers' Knowledge, Skills and Dispositions | p. 18 |
| The School as a Strong Professional Community | p. 19 |
| Program Coherence | p. 25 |
| Technical Resources | p. 25 |
| Understanding Literacy Principles and Practices | p. 33 |
| Cueing Systems for Reading | p. 35 |
| Critical and Creative Comprehension | p. 36 |
| Response to Text | p. 37 |
| Stages of Reading | p. 38 |
| The "English as a Second Language" Reader | p. 42 |
| The Reader in Difficulty | p. 43 |
| Reading Intervention | p. 44 |
| Models of Intervention | p. 46 |
| Writing Development | p. 47 |
| Spelling Development | p. 48 |
| Models of Effective Reading and Writing Programs | p. 49 |
| Implementing Successful Literacy Initiatives | p. 61 |
| Supporting Reading Success | p. 62 |
| Supporting Writing Success | p. 70 |
| Supporting Technology Use in Literacy Programs | p. 75 |
| Supporting A Whole-School Approach to Literacy | p. 75 |
| Assessing from the Inside Out to Improve Literacy Standards | p. 92 |
| Defining Assessment and Evaluation | p. 93 |
| Understanding Standardized Testing | p. 94 |
| Assessing from the Inside Out | p. 96 |
| Deciding What to Assess | p. 98 |
| Modes and Tools of Assessment | p. 100 |
| Conclusion | p. 120 |
| Afterword | p. 121 |
| Bibliography | p. 123 |
| Index | p. 126 |
| Acknowledgments/Credits | p. 128 |
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