Mary Catherine Moran, author of Differentiated Literacy Coaching: Scaffolding for Student and Teacher Success and former MACC Senior Project Associate, and Elizabeth Powers, MACC Senior Project Associate presented at the first National Literacy Coaching Summit April 3-4, 2009 at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi. The National Literacy Coaching Summit was co-sponsored by the Literacy Coaching Clearinghouse, the Specialized Reading Professionals Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association and the University of Texas – San Antonio. This national summit was designed to bring together literacy coaching experts and practitioners to discuss current research and best practices in successful literacy coaching. Moran and Powers presented their work on the Literacy Coaching Continuum, a framework for strategies coaches can use to build collegial relationships with teachers and support teachers in providing improved literacy instruction.
