The novice teacher and literacy coach need to form a team to share their expertise and continually evolve, to have opportunity for guided reflection and self-assessment of practice. This book shares these professional experiences which delineates and describes the (dis)comfort of teaching and learning at the edge of the teachers' comfort zone.

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Deborah Eldridge is Dean of the School of Education at Lehman College.

Deborah Ann Jensen is Associate Professor of Learning and Literacy at Hunter College.

Yang Hu is Associate Professor of Education at Hunter College.

Jennifer Tuten is Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Teaching at Hunter College.

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Introduction Where is Your Comfort Zone? PART I: FINDING YOUR TEACHING ZONE Choosing Words Acting into a New Way of Thinking Watching the lesson Just Relax! PART II: FINDING YOUR STUDENTS' LEARNING ZONE Describing, Not Labeling, Students Teaching Effectively Means Learning from Our Students Learning from Parents and Families Teaching for Best Practice and Accountability Conclusion: Pulling it All Together