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Literacy Coaching at NRC 07 & Next Steps for the Study Group by Nancy Shanklin & Kristin Rainville What have we heard? What does it make us think about?

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Literacy Coaching at NRC 07 & Next Steps for the Study Group by Nancy Shanklin & Kristin Rainville. What have we heard? What does it make us think about?. Does coaching make a difference? (our group’s sense of important Qs to ask). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: What have we heard? What does it make us think about?

Literacy Coaching at NRC 07 & Next Steps for the Study Group

by Nancy Shanklin & Kristin Rainville

What have we heard?What does it make us think about?

Page 2: What have we heard? What does it make us think about?

Does coaching make a difference?(our group’s sense of important Qs to ask)

What is changing practice? T knowledge, Coach knowledge, S learning

Replicate studies – Esp. Northern Ill study. Analyzes logs in relation to student data.

PD plus coaching; just coaching?; just PD no progress Auckland – see coaching as PD. National. Principals are

different in New Zealand Linda Dorn’s work and data Partner up Change in T knowledge Consistent training model – linked to ideas in Reading

Recovery

Page 3: What have we heard? What does it make us think about?

Does coaching make a difference?(our group’s sense of important Qs to ask)

Teacher identity; voices of teachers Administrators and coaches working together

that relationship S achievement Sustainability Link to policymakers Preparation of coaches – high impact schools;

multi dilemma cases. Logs – how to make good, have reflection; logs

not prescriptive Role vs. structure—look at the structures that

schools constrain or not ($, time)

Page 4: What have we heard? What does it make us think about?

Raphael, Taylor, & Au(HRR Preconvention)

Work of literacy coaches is part of the work on school reform around literacy.

Page 5: What have we heard? What does it make us think about?

Mraz, Kissel, Kavel, Wood, Watson, & Algozzine (North Carolina Group)

Used Likert scale survey and interviewed

Interested in differences of perceptions of coaches’ role from teachers, principals, and coaches

Principals: Management & Program Implementation

Ts : Raised Qs about evaluative role of coaches

Ts and principals differ as to whether coaches ought to work with students

Page 6: What have we heard? What does it make us think about?

Gross Case Study of PA High

School

People not hired & in place at the start of the project

Lack of clarity about the coach role Many people left Negative examples can be helpful

Page 7: What have we heard? What does it make us think about?

Rainville Coaching is situated: Power, positioning

& identity (vs just “context”) There are many ways to work with

resistance (read & response) – set up alternate structures

Remember all 3 of these coaches had consistent, strong PD & STILL there are differences in how they were able to implement

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Toll

4 potential different coach roles Plus there is a “fresh perspective” This is defined as a partnership

with shared power Emphasis in her work is on the

relationship between the coach and the teacher

Page 9: What have we heard? What does it make us think about?

Rodgers & Rodgers Q: How do skilled coaches coach teachers? How

do coaches analyze their coaching? Case study: 20 cases collected over 5 years, each

coach observed once over a two day period, field notes during this, interviews followed.

There is a need to understand the role of emotions in adult learning better.

Questions about moving from a coach’s demonstrating to a GRR model. Real value of demonstration is probably providing teachers with alternative cases to fuel analysis and reflection.

Page 10: What have we heard? What does it make us think about?

Rodgers & Rodgers (cont.)

Coaches did not have a predetermined plan for interacting.

Coaches tried to involve teachers in inquiry but it was difficult.

Conclusion: Suggests that the potential to shift expertise lies in the interactions between the coach and teacher

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Some important observations

Role of literacy coach vs identity

“Model” of literacy coaching vs coaching as a process

Conclusion: Fluidity and complexity of coaching initiatives and coaching work

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Reading First – Bean & Zigmond

Confidentiality is important Changes in leadership really affect

coaching support and evaluation Even in schools not making

progress, coaches are still doing the same role – Something else is causing no change to take place

Page 13: What have we heard? What does it make us think about?

Bean et al Have data from 19 coaches and have

analyzed 5 Five approaches to coaching: resource,

mentor, manager, helper, and responder The content in which coaches work has

a major impact on how they function - # of teachers served, # struggling readers in the school, support of principals, buy in of teachers

Page 14: What have we heard? What does it make us think about?

Elish-Piper & L’Allier 12 LCs, 121 teachers, 3,029 Ss Coaching logs and student test scores Coaches spent 48% of their time

working with Ts Total gains on DIBELS were significant

for K-3. Number of coaching hours focused on

conference was found to be statistically significant in relation to students’ total gain for K, 1, and 2. (Used HLM)

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Sturtevant, Calo, Rutherford, Pratt-Fartro

What would be most rewarding about being an LC?

Impacting Ss, Impacting Ts, Focus on Reading, Professional Challenge, Affecting Change

What would be most challenging?Resistant Ts, balancing the roles of

a LC, finding the time to coach and teach, meeting the needs of so many people with ranging expectations

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Literacy Collaborative Report from Yrs 1 & 2 of New Study, Fountas, Pinnell, Scharer,

Bryk, Biancarosa, et al

Learn about all of the partners and projects by going to: http://www.iisrd.org http://irepp.stanford.edu/projects/pd.h

tm See observational instruments that

they have developed:

http://www.iisrd.org/documents/DLLT_Rubric_2007-08_FINAL.pdf

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Literacy Collaborative Report from Yrs 1 & 2 of New Study, Fountas, Pinnell, Scharer,

Bryk, Biancarosa, et al

Bryk et al’s design for this study is really worth studying

Have found changes in teachers’ practices Also, the more coaching, the more change

in teaching Also increases in student achievement

using DIBELS Will present more results at AERA, March

08

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What will really move the field of literacy coaching forward? Research on work with administrators

Paul Carson Linda Carr Kristin Rainville

Research on school climate & vision for literacy reform; social capital

Kristin Rainville Linda Carr Pam Chomsky-Higgins Potential of skills in a school; how different does it

make a coach’s role

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What will really move the field of literacy coaching forward? Roles of coaches

as static or fluid What are shared understandings about the

role of the coach? Expectations in the role/quality of those in

the coaching role; how has the role of the coach influenced the role of the reading specialist; how does this impact preparation?

Role of the coach in working with RTI

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What will really move the field of literacy coaching forward?

Classroom observation instruments and attitude/beliefs instruments to assess changes in teacher’s beliefs & instruction from coaching

Nature of the PD--about adult learning a coach needs to know

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What does the study group want to work on?

Coaches work with other special professionals – resource teachers, other offices, school psychologists; bilingual and special education teachers; RTI (instructional support team & coaches role in it)

MS/HS coaching – especially with content teachersCheck Langer Partnership for LearningLook at other instructional coaching – especially math

Distribution of leadership when a coach is present (Hathaway & Risko)

Capacity beyond the coach; when the coach leaves CHAT – Cultural, historical activity theory

Home grown efforts – small schools Connect to student achievement – Susan L’Allier How do you describe quality/effective coaching – Judy, Susan,

Beth What is the expertise? Working and doing ?

Not all one on one How do you capture this (LeAnne); video,

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Additional Observations

Publication of research & important work needs to happen more quickly Where are the outlets for publication?

Mentoring and learning Serve as critical friends for each other Keep eyes out for places that can be outlets Send out places where we are trolling So what link to S achievement; T practice; T

knowledge Is important chance for school-based and

university researchers to work together