Leading the Vision
The type of strategies a principal's literacy vision should encompass.
What are high-impact strategies?
Beyond the curriculum, this should inform teaching.
What is classroom data?
Principals should do this often to identify areas of success and need.
What are frequent classroom visits?
Principals should attend these sessions with their teachers to grow their own literacy knowledge.
What are PD sessions?
This is the specific action a principal can take to promote writing as message sharing with staff and students.
What is writing to teachers and students?
This key concept, which has a high impact on student learning, is built when visions and actions are aligned in a school.
What is collective efficacy?
Principals should closely monitor student progress and hold both teachers and students accountable for growth in this area.
What is literacy?
The tool principals should use to focus walk-throughs and identify which teachers may need support with the curriculum or instructional techniques.
What are observational tools/checklists containing high-impact strategies?
This is what principals should utilize to drive staff development.
What is literacy data?
Principals can share theirs with staff and students to promote the joy of reading.
What are favorite books?
These specific school goals drive the literacy focus in the school.
What are SSP goals?
Teachers can use staff meetings to bring writing samples for this purpose.
What is calibrating/comparing to exemplars?
Principals should engage in conversations with teachers about how their lessons/units are tied to this specific educational requirement.
What are outcomes at their grade level?
Principals should promote the engagement of these partners in learning.
What are families?
Principals should celebrate this important factor of student literacy learning on a regular basis with teachers, students, and families.
What is student growth/progress?
This is the procedure for which principals should use the checklist of non-negotiables developed with staff.
What are classroom walk-throughs?
The type of instruction teachers can plan after reviewing their classroom reading data.
What are Reader’s Workshop and small group instruction?
Asking a student, "How do you know?" is an example of this practice.
What are classroom visit conversations with students?
Principals can encourage teachers to engage in a cycle with these folks as a way to learn about effective literacy practices.
What are literacy coaches?
Principals need tor grow this in themselves and especially in the staff in their buildings.
What is literacy expertise?
The action principals should take at each staff meeting regarding the literacy vision/SSP.
What is dedicated time on the agenda?
Principals should use these specific provincial documents when leading staff discussions around provincial assessments.
What are the Lessons Learned?
Encouraging team planning and collaboration supports the implementation of this system.
What is a MTSS/tiered system of supports?
Principals can encourage this action within their school to help teachers to observe best practices.
What are peer classroom visits?
Principals who embrace literacy partners in their school help build these vital connections for learning.
What are relationships?