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 * //__ OUR APPROACH TO COACHING AT MES __//**

VOICES FROM THE FIELD

"It was awkward when I first became a literacy coach because I went from being a teacher to being a literacy coach at the same school. So, I was somehow viewed differently from my friends. When I first went into classrooms, my friends would want to gossip about peers or the administration. I really had to resist this. I remember that I had to literally write down what my responsibilities were as a literacy coach. So, I sat down with each teacher and explained the purpose of my job and how I was there to really help teachers within their own classrooms. I think this helped with communication. Teachers started to realize that I was there for a real purpose. We all got on the same page about my role as a literacy coach."

"Your Role and the Tas at Hand", Terry