Coaching for Multilingual Students Success

It's estimated that more than 50% of teachers feel inadequately prepared to academically support multilingual student growth. Instructional coaches can equip teachers within months to successfully implement high-impact strategies that engage not just English learners but everyone in the classroom. Gain tools and practices to design professional learning plans that incorporate targeted strategies with the support of an instructional coaching program.



Instructional coaches and leaders will:


• Understand multilingual learners' unique needs

• Maximize growth opportunities for multilingual learners throughout their day-not just in specialized small-group time

• Learn how to design a professional learning plan tailored to their context

• Foster supportive and productive teacher-coach relationships

• Gain tools and practices to support implementation of professional learning plans

• Gain high-impact teaching strategies that accelerate learning for multilingual learners


Contents:


Introduction


Part 1: Foundations


Chapter 1: The Multilingual Learner


Chapter 2: The Professional Learning Plan


Chapter 3: The Instructional Coach


Chapter 4: Establishing a District Coaching Team


Part 2: Implementation


Chapter 5: Constructing Your Professional Learning Plan


Chapter 6: Organizing Professional Learning for Your Instructional Coaches


Chapter 7: Defining the Instructional Coaching Role


Chapter 8: Adapting for Your Context


Epilogue


References and Resources


Index