Publisher's Synopsis
This research-based text, written from a sociocultural perspective, describes the diverse and evolving roles of reading specialists.
This is the only text on the market that prepares teachers to become reading specialists discussing the roles of diagnostician, intervention provider, curriculum designer, professional developer, coach/mentor/supervisor, literacy program evaluator, and action researcher.
This text may also be used for professional development by reading specialists, and to prepare administrators to coordinate, implement, and evaluate programs for teaching reading/language arts.
