Effective Use of the Literacy Quality Indicators as a Tool for Assessing School District's Instructional Programs & Practices

This presentation will provide participants with a brief overview of the format of the LQIs. Case studies will be presented on the various ways school districts have incorporated the use of LQIs in determining priority need areas as well as prescribing and planning activities to change practices to improve outcomes for students with disabilities. Several "Walkthrough" formats that have been designed based on the LQIs will be shared.

Two books recommended in this session were

1. Instructional Rounds in Education by Elizabeth A. City, Richard F. Elmore, Sarah E. Fiarman, and Lee Teitel
2. Unmistakable Impact-A Partnership Approach for Dramatically Improving Instruction by Jim Knight

Presented at the Spring 2001 Statewide meeing of the Task Force on Quality Inclusive Schooling by Marcia Atwood and Lori Strong