Literacy coaches: An evolving role

 In her article on this growing phenomenon in American education, author Barbara Hall writes, “Like other educational innovations, from charter schools to enriched after-school programs, literacy coaching is protean, varying from venue to venue and even described by different terms in various regions of the country.” Drawing on the IRA position statement The Role and Qualifications of the Reading Coach in the United States, Hall argues for the need to arrive at a common understanding of the proper role of this “new” kind of reading professional. Read her essay in the Carnegie Reporter.