Summer Series: Coaching for Strong Literacy Instruction

Coaching for Strong Literacy Instruction: Supporting Teachers to Build Readers and Writers with Yolanda Westerberg

Join literacy expert Yolanda Westerberg for a targeted professional learning session designed specifically for literacy leaders and instructional coaches. This session focuses on how to effectively support and coach teachers in strengthening literacy instruction across classrooms and grade levels. Participants will deepen their understanding of essential literacy foundations, high-impact instructional strategies, and research-based best practices that lead to stronger readers and writers. Emphasis will be placed on how coaches can support teachers in launching the school year with clarity, consistency, and purpose—building strong instructional routines, expectations, and classroom systems from the start.

Through practical coaching tools and application-based learning, participants will:

1. Strengthen their understanding of literacy foundations and effective instruction
2. Learn how to coach teachers in implementing high-impact reading and writing strategies
3. Explore best practices for supporting literacy instruction across grade levels and content areas
4. Develop strategies for helping teachers start the year strong with effective routines and structures
5. Build tools for coaching academic language, discourse, and student engagement
6. Support teachers in meeting the needs of diverse learners, including multilingual learners
7. Leave with actionable coaching moves and resources to strengthen classroom literacy instruction