Dr. Paul Mooney of LSU-Baton Rouge, in partnership with the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board and LSU’s Special Education Programs, commenced a LaSIP literacy professional development (PD) program during the summer 2011. The project is designed to improve 5th-6th grade students’ reading achievement through teacher professional development and ongoing support of effective reading practices that target student vocabulary and comprehension development in content courses. Participants include 35 middle school natural and social sciences teachers, middle school special educators, and school-based reading interventionists.
