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Perceptions Of The Specialized Literacy Professional: A Performance Profile, Julie S. Dauksys Jan 2022

Perceptions Of The Specialized Literacy Professional: A Performance Profile, Julie S. Dauksys

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The purpose of this study was to develop a performance profile of specialized literacy professionals. The International Literacy Association provided suggestions on how to prepare these professionals through the publication of The Standards for the Preparation of Literacy Professionals (ILA, 2018); however, there is little awareness of these standards in the field, nor of the proposed definitions of the roles and responsibilities of literacy professionals (Bean et al., 2017).

The findings of this explanatory sequential mixed methods design provided insight into the daily work of the specialized literacy professional. This data is significant because the findings support the overarching goal …