Implement Reading Edge with two days of initial teacher training plus monthly in-class coaching and peer support structures¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · no claims cited

Description¶

The program's professional development model combines an initial workshop with ongoing classroom-embedded support: "Two days of initial training is followed by in-class coaching about once a month." Support is provided through onsite workshops, email and telephone support, just-in-time online resources, and onsite observations and consultation, with "a strong focus... on the development of regular peer support structures within the school."

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Two days of workshop participation per teacher to begin implementation
• classroom teachers deliver the program within existing Language Arts/Reading time

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• middle school teachers implementing cooperative reading instruction

Target Learning Goals¶

• faithful implementation of cooperative team reading practices

Related Strategies¶

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Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• The Reading Edge. (2008). https://www.evidencebasedprograms.org/programs/the-reading-edge/