Reading Coach/Literacy Coach

The Reading Coach/Literacy Coach will assist teachers in ensuring that all teachers are teachers of reading and implement effective literacy strategies. Coaches will work with all teachers (content teachers and elective areas) in the school he or she serves, prioritizing time for those teachers, activities, and roles that will have the greatest impact on student achievement, namely coaching and mentoring in classrooms.

2025-26 Forms

Reading Coach Allocation

• Reading Coach Allocation - Memo (Aug 12, 2025)
• Reading Coach MOA for Superintendents
• Reading Coach District List - Attachment (Excel) (for Office of Finance)

Qualifications

• Blank Reading/Literacy Coach Qualifications Spreadsheet (Excel, updated 2024)
  • For districts with large numbers of coaches, the spreadsheet may be easier to complete than the individual Formstack entries.
• Coach vs. Interventionist Guidance Document

Reading Coach Institute: Trainings and Syllabi

• Syllabus: Year One: Principles of Coaching (updated 2025)
• Syllabus: Year Two: Action Research in Literacy Coaching (updated 2025)

South Carolina Literacy Competencies

• Literacy Competencies for PreK - 5th Grade Teachers (updated 2024)
• Literacy Competencies for Middle/High School Content Area Teachers (updated 2024)
• Literacy Competencies for Administrators (updated 2024)
• Literacy Competencies for South Carolina Reading/Literacy Coaches (updated 2024)

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Support for Coaches

The Office of Instructional Supports enables high quality literacy instruction for all students by building capacity of educators in your district and schools. Fill out a quick support ticket below, and a Literacy Specialist in your region will contact you.

Support Ticket - Lowcountry Region
Support Ticket - Upstate Region
Support Ticket - Midlands Region
Support Ticket- Pee Dee Region