Time: 10:30-11:40pm Central

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

Description: This session will share information about the School Leader’s Literacy Walkthrough Tool for Grades K-3, a user-friendly checklist designed to support school leaders as they determine which components of literacy and aspects of instruction should be observed as they conduct walkthroughs during literacy instruction in K-3 classrooms.

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: Kosanovich, M. L., Smith, K. G., Hensley, T., Osborne-Lampkin, L. & Foorman, B. R. (2015). School Leader's Literacy Walkthrough for Grades K-3. (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast. http://rel-se.fsu.edu/_/documents/literacy_walkthrough_overview_081315.pdf