Florida Department of Education's 2019 Winter Literacy Institute

Time: 8-10:30 AM Eastern

Location: Sheraton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Resort 12205 S Apopka Vineland Road, Orlando, FL 32836

Description: Overviews of the WWC practice guide on foundational reading skills and the REL Southeast PLC materials that accompany this guide will be provided to an audience of 150 state-, district-, and school-level practitioners and university faculty. The REL Southeast literacy roadmap infographic will also be shared.

Partnership or Research Alliance: Improving Literacy Research Alliance

Audience: Each of Florida's 67 school districts will nominate at least one district-level Reading Director, Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Director, Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) (MTSS) Coordinator, and Assessment or Management Information Systems (MIS) Coordinator

Speakers: Dr. Barbara Foorman, REL Southeast

Report Citation: Foorman et al. (2016) Foundational skills to support reading for understanding in kindergarten through 3rd grade (NCEE 2016-4008). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE), Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Dep0artment of Education. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/PracticeGuide/21

Accompanying PLC: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/Products/Region/southeast/Publication/3774

Foorman, B. R., (2017) Implementing Evidence-Based Literacy Practices Roadmap. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/infographics/pdf/REL_SE_Implementing_evidencebased_literacy_practices_roadmap.pdf