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Best Practices of Literacy Leaders
SECOND EDITION
Keys to School Improvement
Edited by
Allison Swan Dagen, PhD
and Rita M. Bean, PhD
Foreword by Diane Kern, PhD
his authoritative practitioner resource and text has now been extensively
revised and expanded with 70% new material covering new topics and stan-
dards in literacy leadership. Prominent experts present research-based methods
for improving instruction, assessment, and professional learning experiences in
PreK–12. The distinct roles of teachers, reading/literacy specialists, literacy coaches,
special educators, and principals are explored, with an emphasis on fostering a
culture of collaboration.
Visit www.guilford.com/s/swan_dagen for more information.
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
��Now copublished with the
International Literacy Association
(ILA) and grounded in ILA’s
updated Standards 2017; expanded
grade range includes PreK.
��Chapters on new topics: writing
instruction, sustaining schoolwide
improvements, and collaborative
leadership.
��New chapters on core topics: the
principal’s role, assessment, middle
and high school literacy programs,
special education, and culturally
responsive instruction.
��Vignettes from leaders in diverse
roles, “Think About This” questions
for discussion/reflection, and end-of-
chapter annotated resources.
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GRADE RANGE: PreK–12
2020, 6" x 9" Paperback, 447 Pages
ISBN 978-1-4625-4228-4, $40.00, $30.00
“This fully revised second edition will
inspire and aid countless literacy
specialists, coaches, principals,
classroom teachers, and teacher
educators, guiding them wisely
toward improving students’ literacy
learning.” —Patricia A. Edwards, PhD,
Michigan State University; past president,
International Literacy Association
Also See
Children’s Literature in the Reading Program, FIFTH EDITION
Engaging Young Readers in the 21st Century
Edited by Deborah A. Wooten, PhD, Lauren Aimonette Liang, PhD,
and Bernice Cullinan, PhD
Foreword by Richard L. Allington, PhD
This indispensable teacher resource and course text addresses the “whats,” “whys,” and “how-tos” of
incorporating outstanding children’s literature into the K–8 reading program. The volume offers
proven strategies for teaching specific genres and formats, such as fiction, nonfiction, picturebooks,
graphic novels, biographies, and poetry. It is a copublication with the International Literacy
Association.
GRADE RANGE: K–8 • 2018, 7" x 10" Paperback, 233 Pages, ISBN 978-1-4625-3576-7, $30.00, $22.50
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