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The Role of the Reading/Literacy Specialist
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The Role of a Reading Specialist
Kimela Skinner
GCU-REA:515
November 4, 2019
Introduction
Introduction
What is a reading specialist?
What is a reading specialist?
According to the International Reading Association (ILA), a reading specialist is someone that is a professional in reading and has advanced experience with reading instruction and can aid as a resource for teachers and helps struggling readers (International Reading Association, N.D., 2000).
What are the roles of a reading specialist?
What are the roles of a reading specialist
Reading specialists can work in many different settings. They can work with individuals anywhere from early childhood to adult. They can work at different types of schools, such as public or private schools to reading resource centers and clinics (International Reading Association, N.D., 2000).
Roles
Scheduling meetings
Collaborating with teachers
Roles included with being a reading specialist
Helping to implement goals and making plans
Working with students
Plc Initiatives
- Meeting frequency
- Implementation plans
PLC initiatives
Teachers
Teachers
- meet with teachers individually
- help provide resources
- model lessons
- discuss help analyze data
- help group students for small group instruction
- discuss and help implement interventions
- give support
- motivate
- help set goals
Students
Students
- analyze individual students data
- help students set goals
- work with small groups
- work with individual students
- give student support during class time
- provide interventions
- give assessments to students
Family and Community involvement
Involvement
Example 1
Reading Night
- A reading night will be scheduled.
- Grade-level teachers will be providing reading activities for families to do together at this event.
- They will also be working together to provide grade-level expectations and strategies that can help parents support their child at home.
Example 2
Newsletters
- Data will be analyzed and a monthly newsletter will be sent home to parents based on the data with helpful tips and strategies that parents can use while reading with their child
Leadership And support
Leadership and support
Teacher instruction
- Support
- Provide Materials
- Provide Resources
- Help Plan
Teacher Instruction
Assessments
- help give assessments
- analyze assessment data
- look for areas of concern
- whole class instruction
- individual students
- help set goals based on assessment data
Professional Dispositions
Professional Dispositions
According to the Professional Dispositions of Learners, dispositions are standards and obligations that affect how people behave toward students, parents, co-workers and other stakeholders that are involved with student learning and achievement, as well as their own personal and professional growth (2019).
References
References
International Reading Association, N. D. (2000). Teaching All Children To Read: The roles of the reading specialist. A position statement of the International Reading Association. Retrieved from https://search-ebscohost-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=ED438533&site=eds-live&scope=site
International Literacy Association (2019). Standards 2010: Reading specialist/literacy coach. Retrieved from https://literacyworldwide.org/get-resources/standards/standards-for-reading-professionals/standards-2010-role-5
Lc.gcumedia.com. (2019). Professional dispositions. [online] Available at: https://lc.gcumedia.com/eed480na/coe-learners-goals/v1.1/high-expectations.html [Accessed 29 Nov. 2019].
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