Reading Leader Practicum, Elementary
Levels: K–6
Length: 3–8 days recommended (combination of site work and workshops)
Audience: District and site administrators
Prerequisite: Must have attended a CORE Reading Leader Institute, Elementary or equivalent
Description
This series of support sessions and classroom visits provides district administrators and school leaders with practice using skills introduced at the Reading Leader Institute. These sessions combine additional professional development with discussion of instructional materials, analysis of assessment data, and actual visits to selected classrooms to observe and practice coaching and feedback.
Participant Outcomes
- Gain new skills essential to managing successful reading programs.
- Understand how to manage a seamless implementation in concert with reading team leaders.
Reading Leader Practicum, Adolescent Literacy
Levels: 6–12
Length: At least 3 sessions recommended (combination of site work and workshops)
Audience: District and site administrators and teacher leader teams, with coaches as determined by the client
Prerequisite: Must have attended a CORE Adolescent Literacy Reading Leader Institute or equivalent
Description
This series of support sessions and classroom visits provides district and school administrators with practice using skills introduced at the Adolescent Literacy Leader Institute. These sessions serve as an opportunity for leadership teams to visit classrooms implementing intervention programs or comprehensive English/reading programs as well as to observe instructional strategies in content-area classrooms.
Participant Outcomes
- Gain new skills essential to managing successful reading programs.
- Understand how to manage a seamless implementation in concert with reading team leaders.
Reading Coach Elementary Practicum
Levels: K–6
Length: For every five participants, 4 days of on-site follow-up preparation and practice
Audience: District coaches and others who support implementation through coaching and lesson models
Prerequisite: Participants must have attended a CORE Reading Coach Institute or equivalent
Description
For district clients, CORE staff facilitates regular support sessions following the Reading Coach Institute. CORE Educational Consultants mentor the coaches as they model lessons, and observe and debrief teachers. The practicum also helps coaches learn to analyze test data, facilitate on-site collaborative conversations, and develop solutions to implementation challenges. Practicum activities can focus on any research-based basal program a district/school has adopted.
Participant Outcomes
- Fully master skills and strategies for working with classroom teachers, including lesson modeling, classroom observation, and debriefing teachers.
- Practice assessment analysis skills and intervention planning.
Adolescent Literacy Coach Practicum
Levels: 6–12
Length: For every five participants, 4 days of on-site follow-up preparation and practice
Audience: District coaches and others who support implementation through coaching and lesson models
Prerequisite: Participants must have attended a CORE Reading Coach Institute or equivalent
Description
For district clients, CORE staff facilitates regular support sessions following the Reading Coach Institute. CORE Educational Consultants mentor the coaches as they model lessons, and observe and debrief teachers. The practicum also helps coaches learn to analyze test data, facilitate on-site collaborative conversations, and develop solutions to implementation challenges. Practicum activities can focus on any research-based basal program a district/school has adopted.
Participant Outcomes
- Fully master skills and strategies for working with classroom teachers, including lesson modeling, classroom observation, and debriefing teachers.
- Practice assessment analysis skills and intervention planning.