Focusing on the collective capacity within a team, a school, a district, or an organization while also attending to rising literacy expectations increases the likelihood of effectively meeting the teaching and learning demands associated with the modern multi-faceted definition of literacy.
Taking Initiative on Writing: A Guide for Instructional Leaders

Taking Inquiry to Scale: An Alternative to Traditional Approaches to Education Reform
"Mentoring and Teacher Development"
English Journal, January 2013
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Working in Concert to Strengthen Literacy Education Across the Nation…Collaborative tools, resources, and stories of groups engaged in professional learning around literacy topics.

Building Capacity to Transform Literacy Learning
Remodeling Literacy Education

Making Room for What Works: Principals and Literacy Instruction
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