EDUC 659 - Action Research in Literacy Coaching

(3 hours) This course is designed to continue the learning of South Carolina’s literacy coaches by exploring and using guiding principles for literacy coaches for instructional improvement and increased student achievement within districts and schools. Course participants will define guiding principles for literacy coaching as requiring specialized knowledge, work with teachers as the focus of coaching time, maintain collaborative relationships, provide coaching that supports students’ reading achievement, is intentional and opportunistic, and evolve as a literacy leader within the school.