Meets the highest standard of evidence for comprehensive school reforms that improve student achievement. Review of Educational Research 2003 This Field Guide to Comer Schools in Action provides exactly what its title offers: guidelines to curricula instruction and educational development necessary to implementing the Comer process. This handbook will help enormously to keep alive what James Comer and his colleagues have so carefully crafted over the years. John I. Goodlad President Institute for Educational Inquiry The tried tested and true approach to instructional leadership and staff development that support academic achievement and life success Schools are the only universally accessible institutions where there are enough adults to provide continuous support for children's growth development and success in life. Using the process pioneered by renowned child psychiatrist Dr. James P. Comer and his colleagues at the Yale School Development Program (SDP) this unique field guide offers school leaders school staff and teachers a comprehensive and effective framework for providing curriculum and instruction that help all children grow and develop along the pathways that support success both in school and in life. Combining research; evidence-based best practices; essential tools for planning data analysis assessment and program evaluation; and a generous collection of charts tables and graphics Dynamic Instructional Leadership to Support Student Learning and Development offers educators a state-of-the-art guide to: Mobilizing all of the stakeholders in the learning community to support instructional excellence as a system responsibility Modeling of instructional excellence by school principals district leaders and university partners Aligning curriculum instruction and assessment with standards and research-based best practices Linking child development to challenging and rigorous classroom instruction based on respect trust and high expectations for all students Teaching essentials of literacy math and science that provide positive developmental experiences for all learners Teachers helping teachers for professional development and school improvement Dynamic Instructional Leadership to Support Student Learning and Development is the first-ever published field guide to the tried tested and true methods used by the Comer Process to promote academic achievement and life success for all children. . Language: English