{"product_id":"the-common-core-coaching-book-9781462515578","title":"The Common Core Coaching Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides essential coaching tools to support teachers in planning and implementing instruction aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The authors explain the key instructional shifts brought about by the CCSS in K-5 English language arts classrooms. Eighteen specific strategies for coaching large groups, small groups, and individual teachers are presented, including clear-cut procedures, vivid illustrative examples, and 28 reproducible forms. Grounded in research on adult learning, the book addresses common coaching challenges and how to overcome them. The large-size format facilitates photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A unique, insightful addition to the literature on the Common Core. Coaches, teachers, reading specialists, and school curriculum leaders will all benefit from the authors' distinctive perspective. The authors are experts in literacy coaching, and their knowledge and practical experiences permeate each chapter. The book details what coaches need to know about the CCSS in very practical terms and provides numerous supportive tools.\"--Maureen McLaughlin, EdD, Reading Department, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania; President (2013-2014), International Reading Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Elish-Piper and L'Allier offer literacy coaches many practical suggestions for integrating the CCSS into their work with teachers. They have designed valuable tools that literacy professionals can use in different coaching situations. Clear examples show how real coaches have applied the book's strategies to help their own schools transition toward implementation of the CCSS. An important addition to any literacy coach's toolkit.\"--Joanna Lieberman, MEd, District Literacy Coach, Cambridge (Massachusetts) Public Schools\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Based on research and peppered with common sense, this book is respectful, timely, and easy to follow. The authors have artfully incorporated seminal work on teaching adult learners throughout the book--information that literacy coaching books often lack. This is a wonderful addition to the field and a great resource for teacher leaders in the era of not-enough-time.\"--Enrique A. Puig, EdD, Director, Morgridge International Reading Center, College of Education and Human Performance, University of Central Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"With pressure growing to implement the Common Core well, this book is a superb, hugely practical addition to the field. It offers insightful at-your-fingertips material that will jump-start beginning coaches who want to quickly be successful. Seasoned coaches also will benefit greatly from the book's specific coaching strategies--whole school, small group, and individual\/m-\/along with examples of how they are put into practice. I am very excited to engage in the discussions and efforts this book will spark. For those in coaching roles who care deeply about nurturing both teachers' and students' learning, I believe this book will quickly become a 'must-have' resource.\"--Nancy L. Shanklin, EdD, Literacy, Language and Culturally Responsive Teaching Program, University of Colorado Denver\u003cbr\u003e -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eI. Coaching toward the Common Core\u003cbr\u003e1. Getting Ready for Coaching\u003cbr\u003e2. Tools for Effective Coaching\u003cbr\u003eII. Large-Group Coaching toward the Common Core\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 1. Establishing a Climate for Literacy Coaching\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 2. Building Shared Understanding and Language\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 3. Conducting an Article Study Group\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 4. Providing Professional Development at Faculty Meetings\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 5. Unpacking the Common Core Standards\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 6. Examining the Vertical Alignment of the Common Core Standards\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 7. Presenting Powerful Professional Development\u003cbr\u003eIII. Small-Group Coaching toward the Common Core\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 8. Developing Implementation Guides for the Common Core Standards\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 9. Reviewing Assessment Data to Plan Instruction\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 10. Examining Student Work\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 11. Reviewing Units of Study\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 12. Conducting a Lesson Study\u003cbr\u003eIV. Individual Coaching toward the Common Core\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 13. Setting Goals\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 14. Modeling\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 15. Co-Planning\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 16. Co-Teaching\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 17. Observing\u003cbr\u003eStrategy 18. Implementing the Coaching Cycle\u003cbr\u003eV. Putting It All Together: Profiles of Highly Effective Literacy Coaches\u003cbr\u003eProfile 1. Establishing and Maintaining Administrator Support\u003cbr\u003eProfile 2. Getting into Classrooms\u003cbr\u003eProfile 3. Working with Hesitant Teachers\u003cbr\u003eProfile 4. Staying the Course\u003cbr\u003eProfile 5. Embedding Coaching into Other Assigned Duties\u003cbr\u003eProfile 6. Organizing for Success\u003cbr\u003eFinal Thoughts\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guilford Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408630653271,"sku":"9781462515578","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781462515578.jpg?v=1730503605","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-common-core-coaching-book-9781462515578","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}