RLR 518 Literacy Leadership and Staff Development

This course is designed to help advanced reading specialist students examine and expand their roles as literacy leaders and supervisors. The responsibilities of the reading specialist are described and examined with an emphasis on coaching teachers, providing professional development, and developing effective and equitable reading and language programs. Topics discussed include action research, staff development, testing and evaluation, program improvement, materials selection, collaboration with faculty, and community-professional relations. Candidates examine their own abilities in relation to serving as school leaders and develop a vision for how to serve as instructional team members and school leaders that can utilize all aspects of their jobs to promote equitable access to literacy learning and challenge inequitable system and beliefs. Pre-requisite(s): RLR 592A, RLR 592B, RLR 593. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours