Time: 10:25 am-11:30 am Central

Location: University of South Alabama, Gulf Shores Campus, 19470 Oak Road West, Building D, Gulf Shores, AL, 36542

Description: This session will provide participants an overview of the recommendations from the Institute of Education Sciences REL Southeast literacy tools supporting the Foundational Skills in Support of Reading for Understanding in Kindergarten Through 3rd Grade, including a PLC and Teacher Guide for Kindergarten Parents and highlight activities that may be used to implement the recommendations.

Partnership or Research Alliance: Improving Literacy Research Alliance

Audience: Alabama State Department of Education staff, Alabama school district staff, administrators, literacy coaches, college and university faculty

Speakers: Kevin Smith, REL Southeast
Laurie Lee, REL Southeast

Report Citation: Kosanovich, M. & Foorman, B. (2016). Professional learning communities facilitator’s guide for the What Works Clearinghouse practice guide: Foundational skills to support reading for understanding in kindergarten through 3rd grade (REL 2016-227). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?q=&id=ED569151.

Kosanovich, M., Lee, L. and Foorman, B. (2020). A Kindergarten Teacher’s Guide to Supporting Family Involvement in Foundational Reading Skills (REL 2020-016). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast. Retrieved from https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs.