Elementary and secondary principals were surveyed to better understand their perceptions of the roles and impact of specialized literacy professionals (e.g., reading specialists, coaches) in their schools. A 32-question survey was completed by 103 Pennsylvania principals across elementary and secondary school contexts. Findings include distinct differences reported between roles of reading/literacy specialists and coaches, with few differences noted within roles, across elementary and secondary levels. The frequency and type of specialized literacy professional activities aligned with those principals deemed most important to literacy program improvement. Results indicated that surveyed principals viewed their specialized literacy professionals as having an important influence on literacy teaching and learning. The results have implications for those who prepare specialized literacy professionals and those who employ them. These findings corroborate and update earlier studies of specialized literacy professionals that described their multiple roles, including that of sharing in the leadership of the school’s literacy program.

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校长对专业扫盲专业人员角色的看法

对中小学校长进行了调查，以更好地了解他们对学校中专业扫盲专业人员（例如阅读专家、教练）的作用和影响的看法。宾夕法尼亚州的 103 名小学和中学校长完成了一项包含 32 个问题的调查。调查结果包括在阅读/识字专家和教练的角色之间报告的明显差异，在角色内部、小学和中学阶段几乎没有注意到差异。与那些被认为对扫盲计划改进最重要的校长保持一致的专业扫盲专业活动的频率和类型。结果表明，接受调查的校长认为他们的专业扫盲专业人员对扫盲教学和学习有重要影响。结果对那些准备专门扫盲专业人员的人和雇用他们的人有影响。这些发现证实并更新了对专业扫盲专业人员的早期研究，这些研究描述了他们的多重角色，包括参与学校扫盲计划的领导。