Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EST June 27, 2019 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST June 28, 2019
Location: The Classic Center 300 North Thomas Street Athens, GA 30601
Description: In these sessions, the Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast (REL SE) will share a series of literacy self-study guides that are based on rigorous research. These REL SE developed tools can be used by state-, district-, and school-level practitioners as well as university faculty to support implementation of K-12 literacy interventions. Additionally, REL SE staff will facilitate break-out sessions where grade band specific school/district teams work through the self-study guides that will inform the development of their literacy plans for the 2019/20 school year.
Audience: The audience will include birth through age 5 and grade K-12 educators, district and school administrators, curriculum coordinators, literacy coaches and instructional leaders.
Speakers: Barbara Foorman, Ph.D. Professor and Director of the REL Southeast
Laurie Lee Improving Literacy Research Alliance Manager for the REL Southeast
Kevin Smith Technical Support Lead for the REL Southeast
Phyllis Underwood, Ph.D. Dissemination Lead for the REL Southeast
Gary Bingham, Ph.D. Professor and Director of The Urban Child Study Center
Report Citation: 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.
