What exactly is a Reading Coordinator?
When introducing myself, I often get a funny look when I mention my job title, Reading Coordinator. I admit, it feels like an odd title. I’m waiting for someone to ask, “What exactly do you coordinate? Tea?” The title dates back to our first reading specialist, who preferred “coordinator” versus “specialist”. The label seemed to suggest a more systemic approach to literacy and reading versus a small, scale technical one. In other words, a reading specialist might know the nuances of helping an individual student overcome reading difficulties. A reading coordinator works to develop literacy practices across the entire school by working with teachers as well as students. My responsibilities typically get evenly divided between teaching reading intervention courses, assessments, and staff development. For my first AVReading Newsletter of the year, I would like to briefly outline some of the literacy resources I can make available to you this year. AVReading Newsletter and Website: ...