As a literacy coach at EHS, Ms. McKerracher is responsible for administering whole-school and individualized reading assessments to determine which students are in need of help in any of the following areas of literacy:

• decoding multisyllabic words

• correlating sounds with English language letter combinations

• vocabulary

• reading fluency

• reading comprehension

• summarizing information

• spelling

• expository writing

Students who may benefit from intensive literacy instruction and practice...

• meet with Ms. McKerracher to develop individualized goals based on their areas of need,

• receive focused instruction specific to their literacy goals,

• record daily practice data,

• and monitor their progress throughout the school year.