The Literacy Specialist: Leadership and Coaching for the Classroom, School, and Community: 9781462544608: Bean, Rita M., Goatley, Virginia J.

The Reading Specialist, Fourth Edition is an indispensable resource for literacy professionals seeking to develop excellence in their practice.

This comprehensive guidebook provides cutting-edge strategies for teaching children struggling with reading and writing, coaching teachers, designing curricula, conducting assessments, and building strong partnerships between schools, families, and communities.

With a broader view of literacy encompassing reading, writing, oral language, and digital and visual literacies, this edition is grounded in the International Literacy Association's updated Standards 2017.

The book features vignettes from exemplary practitioners, questions for discussion and reflection, follow-up activities, and reproducible forms and worksheets.

Whether you are a reading specialist, literacy coach, or literacy leader, this fourth edition is an essential tool for staying current in the field and providing the best possible support for students' literacy development.