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The Baltimore Literacy Coach program brings together under one umbrella a diverse group of experts in teaching literacy skills to students at all grade levels. These experts will each work on-site at a single school, providing literacy leadership and coaching to support adult learning and continuous improvement around the implementation of effective instructional practices.
The task of each literacy coach is to:
Serve as the on-site expert on the district's literacy curriculum to provide direct support to teacher teams.
Lead best practices in teaching higher order literacy skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) across content areas.
Engage teachers in outcome-based coaching cycles.
Work with teacher teams to foster effective collaboration and develop their knowledge and skill in higher order literacy skills and the district's literacy curriculum.
Analyze literacy data and provide recommendations for goals as well as specific instructional responses at the classroom and student level.
Design and deliver professional development to teachers and school leaders.
Conduct learning walks to observe trends and monitor implementation for support.
Serve as member of the school Instructional Leadership Team.
Stay up-to-date on current research and best practices in the areas of literacy content, pedagogy, and instructional strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners.
Facilitate literacy sessions during the district's systemic professional development days
Participate in the annual summer literacy institutes (e.g., participant, co-facilitator, content developer)
This is just some of the exciting work the Baltimore City Literacy Coach team has been involved with recently!
Visualization of the module study protocol
Visualization of the module study protocol
Stephanie Drerup, literacy coach at Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights EMS is doing visual module study protocols with her teachers (an idea she got from Laura Piper Hartman, literacy coach at Holabird Academy). She says, "It guides curriculum internalization, engaging teachers in the process in a way that is more than just checking off a box and forgetting about it. I tried this out with teachers at my school this week and they loved it. The math coach at my school is even thinking about how to use the same process to map out math units."
Principal communication newsletter
Principal communication newsletter
Dr. Keah Wade, literacy coach at Frederick Douglass HS has been creating a literacy update newsletter that she shares monthly with her principal to summarize her work and maintain lines of communication.
Keynote panel presentation at the Learning Forward annual conference
Keynote panel presentation at the Learning Forward annual conference
James Thurman, literacy coach coordinator for CLNs 7-10, participated in a keynote panel discussion at the Learning Forward 2023 Annual Conference: Evidence Into Action. The panel discussion was titled The Power of Coaching: Voices From the Field, and James was able to explain the power of City Schools' literacy coaching model in which coaches partner with teachers to produce transformative change.
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