Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

Elaine K. McEwan is an educational consultant with The McEwan-Adkins Group, offering professional development for educators to assist them in meeting the challenges of literacy learning in Grades Pre K-6. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in several suburban Chicago school districts, Elaine is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than three dozen books for educators. Her Corwin Press titles include Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition (2006), Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement (2004), Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance (2003), Making Sense of Research: What’s Good, What’s Not, and How to Tell the Difference (2003), Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition (2003), Teach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks (2002), and Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers (2001).

McEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University.

Books

How to Deal With Parents Who Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Seem Crazy

Teachers' Guide

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers

Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals

From Good to Great Performance

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

The 4-8 Teach Them All to Read Collection

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

The K-3 Teach Them All to Read Collection

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

Teach Them ALL to Read

Catching Kids Before They Fall Through the Cracks

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

Ten Traits of Highly Effective Schools

Raising the Achievement Bar for All Students

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

The Reading Puzzle: Comprehension, Grades K-3

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

The Reading Puzzle: Fluency, Grades 4-8

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

The Reading Puzzle: Word Analysis, Grades 4-8

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

The Reading Puzzle: Phonics, Grades K-3

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins and Antonio Valero

The Reading Puzzle: Comprehension, Grades 4-8

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

The Reading Puzzle: Phonemic Awareness, Grades K-3

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

The Reading Puzzle: Fluency, Grades K-3

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

The Reading Puzzle: Vocabulary, Grades K-3

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

The Reading Puzzle: Vocabulary, Grades 4-8

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

The Reading Puzzle: Spelling, Grades 4-8

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

40 Ways to Support Struggling Readers in Content Classrooms, Grades 6-12

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools

Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

Secondary Teacher Induction Kit (2006/2007)

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins, Jill A. Lindberg, Kathie F. Nunley, Raleigh T. Philp and Ellen Kottler

How to Survive and Thrive in the First Three Weeks of School

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

How to Deal With Teachers Who Are Angry, Troubled, Exhausted, or Just Plain Confused

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

How to Deal With Parents Who Are Angry, Troubled, Afraid, or Just Plain Crazy

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

Making Sense of Research

What's Good, What's Not, and How To Tell the Difference

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins and Patrick J. McEwan

Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers

How to Hire, Coach, and Mentor Successful Teachers

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

The Principal's Guide to Raising Math Achievement

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

Counseling Tips for Elementary School Principals

By: Jeffrey A. Kottler and Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

The Principal's Guide to Raising Reading Achievement

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins

Leading Your Team to Excellence

How to Make Quality Decisions

By: Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins