Surviving But Not Yet Thriving: Essential Questions and Practical Answers for Experienced Literacy Coaches

From the bestselling author of The Literacy Coach's Survival Guide comes this indispensable resource offering solutions to the unique issues that experienced literacy coaches face. You'll find help on topics such as gauging your effectiveness, working within the parameters of state and federal mandates and the climate of high-stakes testing, and moving past previous mistakes and moving forward in a positive direction. Cathy A. Toll gives you practical information in conversational language, focusing particularly on big-picture views of literacy coaching, coaches attitudes and perspectives, and other aspects of literacy coaching that may lead to ongoing struggles for experienced literacy coaches. In addition, this book provides suggestions for those who work with and support literacy coaches. Classroom examples, reproducibles, and a narrative bibliography make this book even more reader-friendly.