{"product_id":"leading-for-literacy-a-reading-apprenticeship-approach-9781118437261","title":"Leading for Literacy: A Reading Apprenticeship Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ruth Schoenbach\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLEADING \u003ci\u003efor\u003c\/i\u003e LITERACY \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eLeading for Literacy: A Reading Apprenticeship Approach\u003c\/i\u003e offers educators the kind of solid advice, grounded in clear examples from many different kinds of campuses and districts, that will be helpful for any leaders concerned in supporting teachers to help students meet the more rigorous college and career-ready standards. . . . The kind of system-wide work described here has made an important difference in my district, and will--I believe--be a good guide for others as well.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e --Michael Matsuda, \u003c\/b\u003e Superintendent, Anaheim Union High School District \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As a district superintendent in Dearborn, Michigan, I saw several of our secondary schools transformed through years-long work with the Reading Apprenticeship approach across multiple subject area classes. Not only did we see changes in student comprehension at these schools, but also in teachers' ways of teaching and working collaboratively with each other. . . . \u003ci\u003eLeading for Literacy: A Reading Apprenticeship Approach\u003c\/i\u003e offers education leaders many varied pathways and insights about what to do and what pitfalls to avoid.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e --Brian Whiston, \u003c\/b\u003e Michigan State Superintendent \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As a former teacher, instructional coach, and now curriculum director who has seen the benefits of Reading Apprenticeship for my own students and for teachers in schools and districts, I am eager to use \u003ci\u003eLeading for Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e as a resource for working with professional learning communities, developing teacher leadership, and supporting administrators' understanding of what it really takes to help all our students achieve the kind of deeper literacy learning needed for the challenging texts and tasks we expect them to handle.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e --Melissa Devlin, \u003c\/b\u003e Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Literacy, Antietam School District \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeading for Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e provides tools and examples for improving student reading across secondary schools and colleges. As a companion to the landmark \u003ci\u003eReading for Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e, which offers guidance for classroom level implementation, this book guides teacher leaders, coaches and administrators through the nuts and bolts of implementing the Reading Apprenticeship Framework at a broader scale within their own local contexts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey insights from Reading Apprenticeship practitioners across the country address how to: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGenerate authentic buy-in from teachers and administrators\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate communities of practice that sustain an institutional focus on a student-centered, strengths-based culture of literacy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse formative assessment to promote teacher and student growth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTurn reform overload into reform coherence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNationwide classroom testing has shown Reading Apprenticeship to promote not only literacy and content knowledge, but also motivation and positive academic identity--leading to better student outcomes that reach beyond the classroom walls. \u003ci\u003eLeading for Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e lays out a path to improved student engagement and achievement, with practical guidance and real-world insight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45115277508759,"sku":"9781118437261","price":2193.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781118437261.webp?v=1769206332","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/leading-for-literacy-a-reading-apprenticeship-approach-9781118437261","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}