Part I. Multiple roles in school leadership
1. Literacy leadership in a culture of collaboration / Rita M. Bean
2. Teachers as literacy leaders / Allison Swan Dagen and Jodi Nichols
3. Literacy coaches in elementary schools / Susan K. L'Allier and Laurie Elish-Piper
4. Reading specialists and literacy coaches in secondary schools / Jacy Ippolito and Joanna Lieberman
5. The role of the special educator: A balancing act / Naomi Zigmond and Amanda Kloo
6. Principals as literacy leaders / Sharon Walpole and Michael C. McKenna
Part II. What literacy leaders need to know about literacy
7. Emergent literacy / Anne McGill-Franzen and Jennifer Jordan
8. Literacy leadership in the elementary school reading program / Janice A. Dole and Kristin L. Nelson
9. Adolescent language, literacy, and learning: Implications for a schoolwide literacy program / Patricia L. Anders and Renee T. Clift
10. Establishing a print-rich classroom and school environment / Misty Sailors and James V. Hoffman
11. Differentiating literacy Instruction / Heidi Anne E. Mesmer, Jennifer Jones, Lauren Catherwood, and Laura M. Lester
12. Culturally responsive literacy Instruction / Allison Skerrett and Afra Ahmed Hersi
13. English learners: Developing their literate lives / MaryEllen Vogt
14. Literacy assessment in schools / Suzanne Lane and Debra Moore
Part III. Perspectives on special Issues
15. Technology in the literacy program / Jill Castek and Carolyn B. Gwinn
16. Developing effective home-school literacy partnerships / Jeanne R. Paratore, Lilly M. Steiner, and Susan Dougherty
17. Policy Implementation: The path from reading policy to classroom practice / Sarah L. Woulfin and Cynthia E. Coburn
18. Schools as places of learning: The powerful role of literacy leaders / Rita M. Bean and Allison Swan Dagen