Create and Literary Advocacy Email to Faculty

Reading/Literacy specialists are consistently tasked with critically analyzing and synthesizing literacy research, policy, and promising practices provided at national, state, and local levels. Further, reading/literacy specialists also identify specialized professional associations (SPAs) that support the research, policy, and practices that are most beneficial to educators and students, most likely to affect change on the national, state, or local level, and most aligned to the reading/literacy specialist’s school or district.

For this assignment, research and select one current national, state, or local policy that directly impacts literacy education. Then, draft a 500-750 word email for the staff advocating for incorporating the policy and the specialized professional associations (SPAs) that could assist staff. Examples of SPAs include but are not limited to International Literacy Association, National Center of Teachers of English, and National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education.

Include the following in your email:

• Summary of the policy and length of time it has been in effect.
• Explanation of why the district is implementing the new policy and the benefits the policy will have on the school’s literacy environment.
• Minimum 2-3 SPAs and their position statements or advocacy work regarding this policy, including the SPA’s value in effecting change at the local, state, and/or national levels.
• At least 2-3 examples of how staff can address or implement the policy in their professional practice.

Support your email with 3-5 scholarly resources.

While APA style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

Here is a copy of an exemplar copy https://www.coursehero.com/u/file/64799945/Literacy-Policy-Advocacy-Emaildocx/#question (let me know if it opens)

Here is the Georgia Department of Education Literary Policy also found on the GaDOE(Georgia department of educations website) you can use this for the email that has to be written—-Re: Topic 6 DQ 1

L4GA offers a unique approach to improving literacy by unifying community-driven action with data research-proven instruction (Georgia Department of Education, 2021). The plan promises to improve literacy learning by establishing partnerships that utilize evidence-based practices (EBP) with proven success for improving student learning, teacher learning, classroom literacy instruction (birth to grade 12), school climate, family literacy, and community-school partnerships. The goal focuses on creating sustainable systemic change designed to support existing successes while encouraging improvements in literacy for all students in a community. Sustainability is vital, and the policy supports improvements to everyday practices for school leaders, community members, families, teacher educators, teachers, and students. The plan offers a unique approach to improving literacy by ensuring a well-rounded “whole child” education through choice in courses, activities, and programming enhanced through community partnerships to provide students an enriched education experience (Georgia Department of Education, 2021). This policy collaborates with the Governor’s Literacy Commission which empowers families to choose high-quality education where district and school leadership review literary data for developing routines that support continuous system-wide improvements. I see evidence of sustainable professional development best practices through routines analyzing data to improve instruction implemented with full throttle within my school.

Georgia Department of Education. (2021). L4GA-Literacy for Learning, Living, and Leading. Literacy for Learning, Living, and Leading. https://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/L4/Pages/L4GA-PL.aspx.

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