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Using Professional Learning Communities to Bolster Comprehension Instruction
Author(s) -
Dougherty Stahl Katherine A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.1311
Subject(s) - comprehension , reading comprehension , psychology , professional development , mathematics education , language arts , reading (process) , bolster , pedagogy , computer science , linguistics , engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , programming language
High‐level comprehension instruction is the focus of the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts. However, it has been a challenge for states to provide the professional development (PD) needed to support teachers’ implementation of the CCSS. Professional learning communities (PLC) are a means of providing school‐embedded PD to meet these needs. This article provides suggestions for using The Reading Teacher's Research into Practice columns as a springboard for implementing a PLC model of PD. First, the structure of PLC sessions is reviewed. This is followed by a description of the key ideas, suggested readings, and PLC tasks for enhancing comprehension instruction within each of three elementary grade level bands.

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