The Florida Center for Reading Research, in collaboration with the Florida Department of Education, has developed coursework to meet the domains and standards of the Florida Literacy Coach Endorsement. The coursework provides an opportunity for coaches to improve their coaching knowledge and skills by engaging in reading, analyzing videos, participating in activities related to the standards with others in the course, and developing culminating projects for each module to demonstrate their growing knowledge and abilities. The Florida Literacy Coach Endorsement Professional Development is comprehensive and intended to be completed in its entirety to successfully earn the Florida Literacy Coach Endorsement. The content is designed to be delivered face-to-face by a trained facilitator. Contact the Just Read, Florida! Office at the Florida Department of Education or The Florida Center for Reading Research at fcrr@fcrr.org to find out more information about how to participate in the program.
Courses
Access to the materials and resources for the Florida Literacy Coach Endorsement Professional Development is available on FCRR's The Academy website, with permission from the Florida Department of Education or the Florida Center for Reading Research. If permission is granted, users may only access and use the materials as long as modifications are not made, the materials will only be used for non-profit educational purposes, and the copyright belong jointly to the Florida Department of Education and the Florida Center for Reading Research. These materials may not be used for any commercial purposes. These materials on our site may be linked to but not reposted, reproduced, modified, or copied to other sites. For questions about the use of these materials, please contact The Florida Center for Reading Research at fcrr@fcrr.org.
The Florida Center for Reading Research in collaboration with the Florida Department of Education developed a face-to-face course designed to meet the domains and standards of the Florida Literacy Coach Endorsement. The course provides an opportunity for coaches to improve their coaching knowledge and skills by engaging in reading, analyzing videos, participating in activities related to the standards with others in the course, and developing culminating projects for each module to demonstrate their growing knowledge and abilities.
The goals are to
- Increase the participants’ knowledge and ability to carry out the role of a literacy coach as defined by the literacy coaching endorsement program.
- Complete the course and earn the literacy coaching endorsement.
The course consists of five modules comprised of 15 sessions, which explicitly address the domains and standards in the endorsement. The modules are designed to be delivered in order and are as follows:
- Module 1: Applying Principles and Practices that Foster a Positive Culture
- Module 2: Applying Effective Pedagogy and Andragogy
- Module 3: Collecting Data to Inform professional Learning
- Module 4: Planning, Implementing, and Analyzing Literacy Instruction
- Module 5: Growing Professionally
To enroll in this professional development, the participant must be certified in reading and/or reading endorsed. Participants will engage in the following to meet the goals of the course:
- Complete more than 36 hours of seat time in face-to-face sessions.
- Read at least 15 research articles on various aspects of coaching related to the domains and standards of the coaching program.
- View and analyze more than 20 videos of coaching conversations, interviews, and strategies for coaching.
- Collaborate with other participants during face-to-face sessions.
- Complete self-study assignments to enhance their knowledge of the domains and standards of the coaching program.
- Complete a culminating project after each module, for a total of five projects, to demonstrate knowledge of the domains and standards of the coaching program and their ability to apply that knowledge.
No, FCRR does not offer the Literacy Coach Endorsement Professional Development. FCRR developed these courses to support districts in Florida that choose to offer them. Educators who are currently employed in a Florida school district and seeking to add the Literacy Coach Endorsement to their certificate should contact their district's main professional learning contact for more information. Educators who are not currently employed in a Florida school district should contact the Florida Department of Education or Just Read, Florida! for more information.
Educators who are currently employed in a Florida school district and seeking to add the Literacy Coach Endorsement to their certificate should contact their district's main professional learning contact for more information. Educators who are not currently employed in a Florida school district should contact the Florida Department of Education or Just Read, Florida! for more information.
