The Principal's Guide to Raising Reading Achievement [Hardcover]

Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 080396627X | ISBN-13: 978-0803966277 | Publication Date: April 16, 1998 | Edition: 1

Set the tone for making sure reading levels go up in your school by using these commonsense methods to change how your elementary students learn to read.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I found the Principal's Guide to Raising Reading Achievement to be an excellent source of information for any elementary school principal who is concerned about the level of reading achievement in his/her school. The book contains not only an excellent and balanced discussion of some of the major controversies in the area of reading instruction, but also shows how these controversies should not be a stumbling block to providing a balanced, comprehensive instructional program for children. (Joseph Torgesen, Professor of Psychology )

About the Author

Elaine K. McEwan is a partner and educational consultant with The McEwan-Adkins Group, offering workshops in instructional leadership, team building, and raising reading achievement. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in a suburban Chicago school district, McEwan is the author of more than thirty-five books for parents and educators. Her Corwin Press titles include Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition (2006), Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement (2004), Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance (2003), Making Sense of Research: What’s Good, What’s Not, and How to Tell the Difference (2003), Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition (2003), Teach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks (2002), and Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers (2001).

McEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 120 pages
• Publisher: Corwin Press; 1 edition (April 16, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080396627X
• ISBN-13: 978-0803966277
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,956,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an excellent reference for any school principal., July 17, 1998

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This review is from: The Principal's Guide to Raising Reading Achievement (Paperback)

I found the Principal's Guide to Increasing Reading Achievement to be an excellent source of information for any elementary school principal who is concerned about the level of reading achievement in his/her school. The book contains not only an excellent and balanced discussion of some of the major controversies in the area of reading instruction, but also shows how these controversies should not be a stumbling block to providing a balanced, comprehensive instructional program for children. I found both the specific instructional advice and the advice on school management to be very sound, and reflective of what we currently understand about reading from research. I would recommend this book as one resource for any principal who is searching for ideas and guidance about increasing reading achievement in his/her school.

Joseph K. Torgesen Professor Psychology Department Florida State University

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No preaching -- just cold, hard facts -- McEwan's style, July 11, 1998

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Mrs. Donna Garner (Hewitt, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Principal's Guide to Raising Reading Achievement (Hardcover)

Ms.McEwan has written perhaps the best book in its field. I do not know of a better book which explains to principals exactly how they can raise the reading achievement of their students.

The author never "preaches" nor tells principals what to do. She just puts the information in an easily read format and leaves the decisions to the perceptive abilities of principals.

Ms. McEwan's book is full of resources, links, helpful information, current data, definitions, and explicit criterion. If people find themselves in the position of being first-year principals and they must set up a plan to improve their schools' reading scores, there is not a book which will give better guidance. If principals follow McEwan's strategies as given in this book, everyone on the staff will take ownership.

The book explains with clarity most of the reading terminology and curriculum which are currently being used in our country. Through the use of quality references, the author leads principals through the "reading maze" so that when the administrators finish the book, they will have a clear sense of purpose.

I believe that Ms. McEwan has written a book which will help principals to be true "instructional leaders" in the richest sense of the term.