Finally, the meetings allow the literacy coaches to gain feedback on the effectiveness of the classroom visits and to gain insight on how to better meet the needs of individual teachers. These meetings provide the teachers with an opportunity to build professional networks and share ideas with other educators. The meetings are held after school on the third Monday of every month. Each month, the meeting location rotates to a different ELLM site. Guest speakers are brought in to discuss reading and writing strategies.
Teachers take turns sharing at least one literacy idea.
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