Time: 1-2:10pm Central

Location: Gulf Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi
2350 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS

Description: Information will be provided regarding the Rubric for Evaluating Reading/Language Arts Instructional Materials for Kindergarten to Grade 5 produced by the Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast. This rubric is based on rigorous research and can be used by state-, district-, and school-level practitioners and university faculty who review instructional materials.

Partnership or Research Alliance: Improving Literacy Research Alliance

Audience: Mississippi Department of Education literacy coaches, school- and district-based administrators, and other literacy educators from across the state of Mississippi

Speakers: Mr. Kevin Smith, REL Southeast
Ms. Laurie Lee, REL Southeast

Report Citation: Foorman, B. R., Smith, K. G., & Kosanovich, M. L. (2017). Rubric for evaluating reading/ language arts instructional materials for kindergarten to grade 5 (REL 2017–219). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast. https://eric.ed.gov/?q=&id=ED571866