Coaching for balance
Subtitle: how to meet the challenges of literacy coaching
By: Jan Miller Burkins.
Publisher: International Reading Association
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Newark, Del
Language: eng
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780872076174
Subjects: Language arts teachers -- Training of -- United States; Literacy -- Study and teaching -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the heart of coaching; title: Checks and balances : the competing demands of literacy coaching; title: Creating your own environment : defining your role; title: Taking care of yourself : conserving your personal resources; title: The organism and the organization : fostering relationships; title: Experiencing change : necessary discomforts; title: Teaching toward independence : teachers as professional learners; title: Working with words : the language of classroom visitation; title: Assessment literacy : learning to make sense of data; title: Educating everyone : looking at difference differently; title: The emotions of coaching : how does it feel to be a literacy coach?