The Reading Specialist: Leadership for the Classroom, School, and Community

A trusted resource for day-to-day guidance, professional development, and certification courses, this nuts-and-bolts text explains the varied roles and responsibilities of reading specialists in grades K-12. Rita Bean offers evidence-based best practices for working with struggling readers, supporting teachers, planning curricula, and collaborating with parents, community programs, and granting agencies. Useful features include discussion questions, self-reflective exercises, and lively examples and vignettes. New to This Edition: * expanded coverage of middle and secondary school reading programs * addresses the reading specialist's role in a response-to-intervention framework * additional chapter on literacy coaching * suggested learning exercises and activities for each chapter are provided in an appendix * many new or revised examples and reflection questions.