Literacy in a PLC at Work(r): Guiding Teams to Get Going and Get Better in Grades K-6 Reading (Implement the PLC at Work(r) Process to Support Student

Explore how to provide equitable literacy instruction and assessment so every student masters essential standards. The authors help K-6 educators navigate reading and writing instruction through the lens of Professional Learning Communities at Work(R). Learn strategies for utilizing data as collaborative teams to answer the four critical questions of learning, and access templates and protocols to improve literacy for all.

This book will help K-6 teachers and reading specialists:

• Analyze and improve their current literacy practices, curriculum, and instructional focus within the context of a PLC at Work
• Create or curate common formative team literacy assessments for learning targets
• Structure a supportive master schedule that allows for daily team collaboration and systemwide response
• Understand the components of a comprehensive literacy instructional block
• Create progress-monitoring tools and focused reading interventions and extensions

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: Take Collective Responsibility and Work Interdependently

Chapter 2: Ensure a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum

Chapter 3: Assess and Monitor Student Reading Growth With Ongoing Assessment

Chapter 4: Measure Evidence of Individual and Collective Teacher Practice Effectiveness

Chapter 5: Support Systematically With Targeted Acceleration, Interventions, and Extensions

Afterword: TEAMS Can Transform Literacy Outcomes for Students

Appendix A: TEAMS Process Protocols

Appendix B: TEAMS Templates

References and Resources

Index