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(JACKSON, MS) – The Mississippi Department of Education announces a series of regional meetings across the state for families of students in kindergarten through grade 3. At the meetings, families will receive an overview of the state law concerning literacy and assessment, as well as strategies that can be used at home to help students improve their reading skills.
The state law, known as the Literacy-Based Promotion Act (LBPA), focuses on prevention and intervention to help children develop the reading skills required for 4th grade. The law requires 3rd grade students to meet reading standards by the end of the school year to be promoted to 4th grade.
The Literacy-Based Promotion Act has made reading instruction a major focus of kindergarten through 3rd grade. Throughout the school year, teachers provide intensive reading instruction to students reading below grade level. Family engagement is also a critical component of students’ reading success.
To qualify for promotion to 4th grade, 3rd grade students must score at level 3 or higher on the reading portion of the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) English Language Arts test. Students will take the 3rd grade reading test in spring 2020.
Resources for families are available (in English and Spanish) at: strongreadersms.com/resources
Session times are the same at all locations: 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
No registration is required
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City |
Location |
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Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Tuesday, October 8, 2019 |
Jackson (South) Jackson (North) |
Bates Elementary 3180 W. McDowell Rd. Ext. Jackson, MS 39209 McWillie Elementary 4979 McWillie Cir. Jackson, MS 39206
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Thursday, October 10, 2019
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Natchez
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Natchez High School 319 Sergeant Prentiss Dr. Natchez, MS 39120 |
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Thursday, October 10, 2019 Thursday, October 17, 2019 Thursday, October 17, 2019 Monday, October 21, 2019 Wednesday, October 23, 2019 |
Tupelo Cleveland Laurel Starkville Moss Point |
Hancock Leadership Center 1920 Briar Ridge Rd. Tupelo, MS 38804
DSU-Henry J. Jacob Conference Center Highway 8 West. Cleveland, MS 38733
Nora Davis Magnet School 1305 Dr. Martin Luther King Ave. Laurel, MS 39440
Greensboro Center 401 Greensboro St. Starkville, MS 39759
Moss Point Family Education Center 3524 Prentiss Ave. Moss Point, MS 39563
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