Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 5-2012 A Study of Secondary District-Level Literacy Coaches’ Beliefs about How to Teach Reading Pamela Sharp Crawford Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd Part of the Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons Recommended Citation Crawford, Pamela Sharp, "A Study of Secondary District-Level Literacy Coaches’ Beliefs about How to Teach Reading" (2012). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 1175. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1175 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A CASE STUDY OF SECONDARY DISTRICT-LEVEL LITERACY COACHES’ BELIEFS ABOUT HOW TO TEACH READING by Pamela Sharp Crawford A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in Education (Curriculum and Instruction) Approved: Kay Camperell, Ph.D. Cindy D. Jones, Ph.D. Major Professor Committee Member Martha Dever, Ed.D. Sylvia Read, Ph.D. Committee Member Committee Member Judith Holt, Ph.D. Mark R. McLellan, Ph.D. Committee Member Vice President for Research and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah 2012 ii Copyright © 2012 Pamela Sharp Crawford All Rights Reserved iii ABSTRACT A Study of Secondary District-Level Literacy Coaches’ Beliefs about How to Teach Reading by Pamela Sharp Crawford, Doctor of Philosophy Utah State University, 2012 Major Professor: Dr.