Literacy Resources for Administrators

MDE Professional Development Series for Literacy Leaders

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Part 1: Science of Reading Classroom: Implementing HQIM

• HQIM FAQs – updated July 2023
• Science of Reading Classroom: Implementing HQIM (PDF)
• Science of Reading Classroom: Implementing HQIM WEBINAR
• Lesson Planning Shifts – updated December 2023

Part 2: Science of Reading Implementing HQIM: Assessment and Writing

• Science of Reading Implementing HQIM: Assessment and Writing (PDF)
• Science of Reading Implementing HQIM: Assessment and Writing WEBINAR

Part 3: Science of Reading Implementing HQIM: Small Group Instruction, Grades 1-5

• Tier I High Quality Small Group Instruction One-Pager – updated June 2023
• Science of Reading Implementing HQIM: Small Group Instruction, Grades 1-5 (PDF)

Part 4: Science of Reading Implementation Roadmap​: HQIM Pitstop PLCs for Leaders​

• HQIM Pitstop 1 for Leaders (WEBINAR)
• HQIM Pitstop 1 for Leaders (HANDOUT)
• HQIM Pitstop 2 for Leaders (WEBINAR)
• HQIM Pitstop 2 for Leaders (HANDOUT)
• HQIM Pitstop 3 for Leaders (WEBINAR)
• HQIM Pitstop 3 for Leaders (HANDOUT)
• HQIM Pitstop 4 for Leaders (WEBINAR)
• HQIM Pitstop 4 for Leaders (HANDOUT)

Additional Resources

• Universal Screener Companion Guide – Diagnostic Assessments – updated June 2023
• Guidelines for Students Identified with a Reading Deficiency and/or Students Not Promoted
• Transition and Acceleration FAQ
• Roadmap to Reading Success: Transition and Intensive Acceleration Guidance (webinar)
• Roadmap to Reading Success: Transition and Intensive Acceleration Guidance (PowerPoint)
• LBPA Parental Notification Letter (2018)
• Literacy Coach Handbook
• Good-Cause Exemption Documentation Packet
• Good Cause Exemption Documentation Packet (fillable)
• Approved List of Screeners
• Literacy-Based Promotion Act Overview
• Clarifying the Coach’s Role
• Mississippi Literacy-Based Promotion Act Implementation Guide – NEW!
• Quick Reference Guide
• Literacy Communications Toolkit
• K-Readiness Implementation Guide
• Principal’s Reading Walk-Through: K-3 Checklist
• Individual Reading Plan (IRP) – see Intervention Services
• School Literacy Action Plan (PDF)
• School Literacy Action Plan (Word)
• Learning Walk Forms – updated June 2023
• Coaching Model
• School Literacy Action Plan (SLAP)
• Good Cause Exemption Documentation Webinar

Literacy Research

• SEDL Article: Literacy Coach Roles and Responsibilities
• Kindergarten Readiness for Deaf Children in American Sign Language
• The National Reading Panel Report
• Intensive Reading Interventions for Struggling Readers in Early Elementary School: A Principal’s Guide (K-3)
• What is Scientifically-Based Research (K-3)?
• 3rd-Grade Literacy Policies: A Rationale
• NRTAC Study: A Study of the Effectiveness of K-3 Literacy Coaches

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