Laurie Lee

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About

Laurie Lee leads Mississippi Adolescent Literacy Partnership. Dr. Lee’s expertise is in literacy, professional learning, and leadership. Dr. Lee has served as lead or co-author on several REL SE products. She is the former deputy director of the Just Read, Florida! office at the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) where she provided technical assistance and professional development to school districts throughout Florida for nearly ten years. Prior to joining the FDOE, Dr. Lee was an elementary and middle school teacher in Missouri, Mississippi, and Illinois and served with the Illinois State Board of Education. Dr. Lee can be contacted at lllee@fcrr.org.

Associated IES Content

About REL Southeast

Regional Educational Lab (REL) Southeast partners with key stakeholders in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina to develop evidence that can inform consequential decisions about policy, programs, and practice.
Blog

Mississippi Improving Adolescent Literacy Partnership - Where We Are Now

This blog describes the Mississippi Improving Adolescent Literacy Partnership, the two project associated with the partnership, the progress toward anticipated outcomes, and additional products that are being created to further the work of the partnership.
Date published:
Oct 27, 2023
Blog

Improving Literacy in Mississippi -The Journey Continues

After many years of languishing at the bottom when comparing student performance in literacy with other states, the Mississippi Department of Education resolved to make a concerted effort to improve the skills of the students in their state...
Date published:
Sep 06, 2022
resource Training Material

Self-Study Guide for Evidence-Based Practices in Adult Literacy Education

The goals of this webinar are for participants to leave with the knowledge and ability to utilize the Self-study guide for evidence-based practices in adult literacy education tool in their state and local settings.
Apr 28, 2021
resource Training Material

Supporting Children's Reading at Home - Family Resources for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade

Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pm Location: Virtual Description: Participants will receive an overview of the components of the Supporting Your Child's Reading at Home resources and a virtual walk-through of the website containing the resources. Participants will consider how to share the resources with parents and caregivers of rising kindergarten through grade 3 students at their school(s). Participants will be given the opportunity to ask clarifying questions. Research Alliance: Improving Literacy R...
Apr 27, 2021
resource Fact Sheet/Infographic/FAQ

A Third-Grade Teacher's Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skills

This Third Grade Teacher's Guide provides information for third grade teachers on how to support families as they practice foundational reading skills at home. It serves as a companion to the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) practice guide, Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade. Both guides present four research-based recommendations and how-to steps: the WWC guide is for teaching children at school, and this guide is to help teachers support...
Apr 01, 2021
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Self-Study Guide for Evidence-Based Coaching for Literacy: PreK-Grade 12

The purpose of this self-study guide is to increase the knowledge, skills, and ability of teachers to implement evidence-based instructional practices by improving the effectiveness of literacy coaching. This self-study guide is intended to help administrators, teacher leaders, and coaches determine which components of literacy coaching to prioritize based on the data collected. Sources of evidence for this review include coach schedules, lesson plans, professional development agendas, and si...
Feb 01, 2021
resource Training Material

A Second Grade Teacher's Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skills

This is a companion to the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) practice guide, "Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten through 3rd Grade" (ED566956). This guide is organized according to the four recommendations and how-to steps from the WWC practice guide. The activities follow the typical developmental progression through which students learn to read. While teachers may use the guide sequentially, the activities are designed to be used flexibly. Teachers can sel...
Feb 01, 2021
resource Fact Sheet/Infographic/FAQ

Supporting Children's Reading at Home - Family Resources for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade

Time: 2:00pm to 2:45pm Location: Virtual Description: Participants will receive an overview of the components of the Supporting Your Child's Reading at Home resources and a virtual walk-through of the website containing the resources. Participants will consider how to use the resources with children in the home setting and will be given the opportunity to ask clarifying questions. Participants will leave with the knowledge and ability to utilize the REL Southeast's Supporting Your Child's Rea...
Jul 09, 2020
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A First Grade Teacher's Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skills

Learning to read begins at home through everyday parent-child interactions, long before children attend school. Parents' continuing support of literacy development throughout elementary school positively affects their children's reading ability. Many recent efforts to motivate parents to be involved in their child's literacy development involve informing parents about how to incorporate literacy development into daily routines, such as labeling food items at the grocery store or conversing wh...
Jan 01, 2020
report Descriptive Study

Self-study Guide for Career Readiness in Secondary Schools

This self-study guide provides state and local education agencies and schools with a tool to assess implementation of career readiness practices across a district or secondary school and to plan improvements. It is arranged by implementation areas that have been found to be important to career readiness efforts based on a review of the literature and discussions with stakeholders. Each area includes guiding questions for discussion, potential sources of evidence, and a rating scale for self-a...
Jan 01, 2020
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Guide and Checklists for a School Leader's Walkthrough during Literacy Instruction in Grades 4-12

This tool was developed to assist school leaders in observing specific research-based practices during literacy instruction in grade 4-12 classrooms and students' independent use or application of those practices. The tool aims to help school leaders conduct brief and frequent walkthroughs throughout the school year. The tool consists of three parts to be used with students in three grade bands: grades 4 and 5, grades 6-8, and grades 9-12. The first is the Pre-Walkthrough Meeting Guide, for u...
Jan 01, 2020
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A Kindergarten Teacher's Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skills

This Kindergarten Teacher's Guide provides information for kindergarten teachers on how to support families as they practice foundational reading skills at home. It serves as a companion to the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Foundational Skills to Support Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade. Both guides present four research-based recommendations and how-to steps: the WWC guide is for teaching children at school, and this guide is to help teachers support families in p...
Jan 01, 2020
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Self-Study Guide for Evidence-Based Practices in Adult Literacy Education

The purpose of this self-study guide is to help adult literacy education providers collect, organize, and analyze evidence that they can use to improve program performance. It was designed to help educators consider which types of evidence to collect and which components of adult education instruction may be important for evaluating implementation. Sources of evidence for this review include records and data such as lesson plans, rosters, and student results confirming that processes are in p...
Jan 01, 2020
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Self-study guide for implementing literacy interventions in Grades 3-8

While literacy interventions can be implemented in any grade, focusing on interventions in grades 3-8 is critical because it is often the best chance for students identified with earlier reading deficiencies to become ready for the literacy demands of postsecondary education and careers. States in both the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Southeast region and across the country are implementing large-scale initiatives focused on delivering literacy interventions in grades 3-8. This self-...
Jan 01, 2016
report Descriptive Study

Self-study guide for implementing high school academic interventions

While academic interventions can be implemented in any grade, focusing on interventions in high school is critical because it is often a student's last chance to become ready for the academic demands of postsecondary education and careers. States across the country are implementing large-scale initiatives focused on delivering academic interventions in the high school grades. This self-study guide provides a template for data collection and guiding questions for discussion that may improve th...
Jan 01, 2016