Coaching: Improving Classroom and School Literacy Instruction.

Great coaches are able to inspire and motivate their coaches. Literacy coaches provide guidance and feedback in order to enable teachers to be more efficient (Bean, 2015). For teachers to be comfortable with implementing new strategies, coaches need to be there for support and give feedback for teachers to use the new teaching strategies. With that being said one scenario set a better example of a coach. 

In Brown Middle School, the principal changed around schedules in order to meet the teachers concerns. They met with their reading specialist who they are familiar with. The reading specialist worked with both teachers and students.

In Green Elementary School, the principal brought someone from out of district. The reading specialist was their to "improve their teaching of reading". That statement already goes against the principals of a good leader. A good leader supports their teaching methods and does not force teaching methods. Another issue was the reading specialist was not familiar with the districts reading series. It was frustrating for the teachers as well as the reading specialist herself.

In both scenarios the reading specialist's goal was to help the teachers. The first scenario focused on both the teachers and the students. The second scenario focused more on teacher concerns rather than what was needed for the students.