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The Literacy Coach's Handbook: A Guide to Research-Based Practice Written tySharon Walpole and Michael C. McKenna Guilford Press, 2004, 246 pp. ISBN 1-59385-034-4
Walpole and McKenna strike an effective balance between theory and practice in their aptly titled "handbook." As a field, literacy coaching is relatively new. The literacy coach's role within a school or district is, therefore, largely undefined. Walpole and McKenna use current research to help literacy coaches understand the complexity and range of responsibilities they must meet to...