Literacy+Coaching

= = =‍Please click on the Literacy GAINS icon below to visit the Ministry of Education's __//Literacy GAINS//__ website to see the research and resources for instructional coaching. =
 * This page contains information and resources on Dufferin-Peel's Literacy Coaching initiative. **



==Our vision of this initiative supports the Ministry of Education’s LiteracyGAINS through the use of the professional learning cycle (and the Coaching cycle), where teachers are ==
 * 1) == given explicit literacy strategy instruction and modeling ==
 * 2) == given job-embedded co-planning and co-teaching opportunities that allow them to target reluctant and struggling readers in order to hone their inferring and making connections skills. ==

==Teachers on learning teams acting as co-coaches make use of the Partnership Philosophy (Equality, Choice, Voice, Dialogue, Reflection, Praxis, Reciprocity) to co-create a contextualized literacy activity to be delivered in subject areas. ==

===Our work is informed by the research of Jim Knight (__Instructional Coaching__), Mary Catherine Moran (Differentiated Literacy Coaching), and Cathy A. Toll (The Literacy Coach's Desk Reference).=== Below are links to their websites and resources.


 * ~ Description ||~ Resource ||
 * This presentation covers the main points in Jim Knight's Instructional Coaching seminar. It can be viewed online or downloaded. || [[image:dpsecondaryliteracy/Jim Knight Presentation.JPG width="274" height="91" link="http://www.slideshare.net/jimknight/jim-knightcoachingcec"]] ||
 * This website aligns with Jim Knight's research and work with the University of Kansas. Check out the pages on 'The Big 4' and the Video Archive. || [[image:dpsecondaryliteracy/Kansas Coaching Project.JPG width="270" height="55" link="@http://instructionalcoach.org/resources"]] ||