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Catherine Gibbons, a professor at Saint Joseph's University, recently discussed how to address "performative" reading to ensure engagement and comprehension.
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Read the full article: buff.ly/mG3Dp08
December 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Catherine Gibbons, a professor at Saint Joseph's University, recently discussed how to address "performative" reading to ensure engagement and comprehension.
Read the full article: buff.ly/mG3Dp08
Read the full article: buff.ly/mG3Dp08
How do young people enact critical literacies across school and life? 🎒 In a new article, Texas Woman's University Assistant Professor Aimee Hendrix-Soto uses poetic analysis to center youth voices and explore literacy as a way of being in and beyond the classroom: buff.ly/vL4yf7f
December 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
How do young people enact critical literacies across school and life? 🎒 In a new article, Texas Woman's University Assistant Professor Aimee Hendrix-Soto uses poetic analysis to center youth voices and explore literacy as a way of being in and beyond the classroom: buff.ly/vL4yf7f
Supporting young writers is complex—and time is limited. ✒️ ILA’s Science of Writing Literacy Learning Library delivers evidence-based tools to help. For a limited time, ILA members get one-year access for $74.99: buff.ly/82oElHX
December 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Supporting young writers is complex—and time is limited. ✒️ ILA’s Science of Writing Literacy Learning Library delivers evidence-based tools to help. For a limited time, ILA members get one-year access for $74.99: buff.ly/82oElHX
Create, participate, and celebrate. 🖍️ Starting January 6, 2026, #CrayolaCreativityWeek will provide hands-on activities, events, creative challenges, and sweepstakes—all designed to engage learners and support literacy through creativity: buff.ly/OzdSNkF
December 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Create, participate, and celebrate. 🖍️ Starting January 6, 2026, #CrayolaCreativityWeek will provide hands-on activities, events, creative challenges, and sweepstakes—all designed to engage learners and support literacy through creativity: buff.ly/OzdSNkF
New in Reading Research Quarterly: A case study of school boards, book challenges, and state literacy policy. 📚 This article unpacks how policy layering reshapes local control—and students’ right to read—amid rising censorship: buff.ly/Cn1oZls
December 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
New in Reading Research Quarterly: A case study of school boards, book challenges, and state literacy policy. 📚 This article unpacks how policy layering reshapes local control—and students’ right to read—amid rising censorship: buff.ly/Cn1oZls
#CrayolaCreativityWeek is coming! From Jan 26–Feb 1, 2026, your classroom and entire school are invited to join this global celebration of creativity. Don’t miss daily videos featuring celebrity creators and illustrators, hands-on art activities, giveaways, free resources, and more: buff.ly/a3EoT6y
December 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
#CrayolaCreativityWeek is coming! From Jan 26–Feb 1, 2026, your classroom and entire school are invited to join this global celebration of creativity. Don’t miss daily videos featuring celebrity creators and illustrators, hands-on art activities, giveaways, free resources, and more: buff.ly/a3EoT6y
🌈 The Reading Teacher is accepting manuscripts for a special LGBTQIA+–focused issue! Have research or practice that supports inclusive, identity-affirming literacy instruction for LGBTQIA+ kids and families? They want to hear from you: buff.ly/o9uz0gA
December 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🌈 The Reading Teacher is accepting manuscripts for a special LGBTQIA+–focused issue! Have research or practice that supports inclusive, identity-affirming literacy instruction for LGBTQIA+ kids and families? They want to hear from you: buff.ly/o9uz0gA
What if our comprehension assessments aren’t capturing students' actual understanding? 💭 In a new article for Literacy Now, Saint Joseph's University Professor Catherine Gibbons challenges common practices and offers ideas for more meaningful measures: buff.ly/uuu2AXY
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
What if our comprehension assessments aren’t capturing students' actual understanding? 💭 In a new article for Literacy Now, Saint Joseph's University Professor Catherine Gibbons challenges common practices and offers ideas for more meaningful measures: buff.ly/uuu2AXY
❗ Update: Our webinar Diversifying the Literacy Workforce: Lessons From Black Women Educators, scheduled for December 10 at 5:00 p.m. ET, has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.
We’re working with the presenter on a new date and will follow up once confirmed! Check your email.
We’re working with the presenter on a new date and will follow up once confirmed! Check your email.
December 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
❗ Update: Our webinar Diversifying the Literacy Workforce: Lessons From Black Women Educators, scheduled for December 10 at 5:00 p.m. ET, has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.
We’re working with the presenter on a new date and will follow up once confirmed! Check your email.
We’re working with the presenter on a new date and will follow up once confirmed! Check your email.
How can GenAI support instructional decision-making in structured reading intervention? 💻 In a new article for The Reading Teacher, the authors explore how tutors used AI to adapt texts, generate phonics-aligned word lists, and strengthen pedagogical reasoning: buff.ly/DQv2SM1
December 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
How can GenAI support instructional decision-making in structured reading intervention? 💻 In a new article for The Reading Teacher, the authors explore how tutors used AI to adapt texts, generate phonics-aligned word lists, and strengthen pedagogical reasoning: buff.ly/DQv2SM1
In an article for Literacy Today magazine, Scholastic Chief Academic Officer Michael Haggen highlights a simple truth: Time spent reading is one of the strongest predictors of achievement. 📘 His 20-20-20 approach helps ensure students get the daily practice they need: buff.ly/v2BJCP3
December 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In an article for Literacy Today magazine, Scholastic Chief Academic Officer Michael Haggen highlights a simple truth: Time spent reading is one of the strongest predictors of achievement. 📘 His 20-20-20 approach helps ensure students get the daily practice they need: buff.ly/v2BJCP3
A rise in book bans means fewer stories—and fewer opportunities—for marginalized youth. 📚 In a short video, Caroline B. Rabalais breaks down her JAAL article exploring the ideologies behind challenged YA texts with practical strategies for ELA teachers and librarians: buff.ly/InY3cqO
December 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A rise in book bans means fewer stories—and fewer opportunities—for marginalized youth. 📚 In a short video, Caroline B. Rabalais breaks down her JAAL article exploring the ideologies behind challenged YA texts with practical strategies for ELA teachers and librarians: buff.ly/InY3cqO
Celebrate every child’s creativity and originality during Crayola Creativity Week, January 26–February 1, 2026. Each day, this free celebration includes celebrity creators reading a children’s book, standards-aligned activity videos, free resources, giveaways and more. Register now 🖍️ buff.ly/ufavMwf
December 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Celebrate every child’s creativity and originality during Crayola Creativity Week, January 26–February 1, 2026. Each day, this free celebration includes celebrity creators reading a children’s book, standards-aligned activity videos, free resources, giveaways and more. Register now 🖍️ buff.ly/ufavMwf
ILA’s Coaching and Literacy Leadership Library provides curated, high-quality tools and strategies, from coaching frameworks to professional development resources and practical guidance for relationship-building and feedback.
FYI: ILA members get one-year access for $74.99: buff.ly/JRmvYPM
FYI: ILA members get one-year access for $74.99: buff.ly/JRmvYPM
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
ILA’s Coaching and Literacy Leadership Library provides curated, high-quality tools and strategies, from coaching frameworks to professional development resources and practical guidance for relationship-building and feedback.
FYI: ILA members get one-year access for $74.99: buff.ly/JRmvYPM
FYI: ILA members get one-year access for $74.99: buff.ly/JRmvYPM
Our TBR list:
📖 ChatGPT for Teachers: buff.ly/LDjyL9D
📖 Greek secondary school teachers to be trained in using AI: buff.ly/Q2WoGIj
📖 How media, education, and government teamed up to create a media literacy platform: buff.ly/VWVV2UQ
📖 Boosting Preschool Students’ Language Skills: buff.ly/H5JNPXP
📖 ChatGPT for Teachers: buff.ly/LDjyL9D
📖 Greek secondary school teachers to be trained in using AI: buff.ly/Q2WoGIj
📖 How media, education, and government teamed up to create a media literacy platform: buff.ly/VWVV2UQ
📖 Boosting Preschool Students’ Language Skills: buff.ly/H5JNPXP
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Our TBR list:
📖 ChatGPT for Teachers: buff.ly/LDjyL9D
📖 Greek secondary school teachers to be trained in using AI: buff.ly/Q2WoGIj
📖 How media, education, and government teamed up to create a media literacy platform: buff.ly/VWVV2UQ
📖 Boosting Preschool Students’ Language Skills: buff.ly/H5JNPXP
📖 ChatGPT for Teachers: buff.ly/LDjyL9D
📖 Greek secondary school teachers to be trained in using AI: buff.ly/Q2WoGIj
📖 How media, education, and government teamed up to create a media literacy platform: buff.ly/VWVV2UQ
📖 Boosting Preschool Students’ Language Skills: buff.ly/H5JNPXP
High-quality literacy assessment matters. 📝 On January 21, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. ET, University of South Florida Professor Elizabeth Hadley and University of Lethbridge Associate Dean David Slomp will present key principles and practical strategies every educator should know: buff.ly/WCxmUk4
November 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM
High-quality literacy assessment matters. 📝 On January 21, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. ET, University of South Florida Professor Elizabeth Hadley and University of Lethbridge Associate Dean David Slomp will present key principles and practical strategies every educator should know: buff.ly/WCxmUk4
New JAAL article: Students evaluated alternative endings to Animal Farm written by peers and generated by ChatGPT. 📝 The authors reveal striking differences in how they perceive authenticity, coherence, and thematic impact—offering a window into emerging critical AI literacy: buff.ly/M1t8aZO
November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
New JAAL article: Students evaluated alternative endings to Animal Farm written by peers and generated by ChatGPT. 📝 The authors reveal striking differences in how they perceive authenticity, coherence, and thematic impact—offering a window into emerging critical AI literacy: buff.ly/M1t8aZO
What informed Sara Gonzalez Flechas’ approach to literacy and multilingual learning? ✍️ In a new Q&A, she offers a thoughtful look at identity, community, and the editorial vision shaping the latest issue of Literacy Today magazine: buff.ly/qADoZG3
November 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
What informed Sara Gonzalez Flechas’ approach to literacy and multilingual learning? ✍️ In a new Q&A, she offers a thoughtful look at identity, community, and the editorial vision shaping the latest issue of Literacy Today magazine: buff.ly/qADoZG3
What makes vocabulary instruction equitable for English language learners? 📝 In a new blog article for Literacy Now, St. John's University Professor Claudia Addeo outlines key principles and classroom-ready strategies grounded in research and responsive practice: buff.ly/5HKMPV5
November 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
What makes vocabulary instruction equitable for English language learners? 📝 In a new blog article for Literacy Now, St. John's University Professor Claudia Addeo outlines key principles and classroom-ready strategies grounded in research and responsive practice: buff.ly/5HKMPV5
What happens when youth and adults co-create a digital writing community? 💻 In an article for the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, researchers show how “moments of emergence” shifted roles, surfaced youth expertise, and reshaped governance on a Discord platform: buff.ly/WAWA3i4
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
What happens when youth and adults co-create a digital writing community? 💻 In an article for the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, researchers show how “moments of emergence” shifted roles, surfaced youth expertise, and reshaped governance on a Discord platform: buff.ly/WAWA3i4
A diverse, equity-centered literacy workforce strengthens outcomes for all learners. On December 10 at 5:00 p.m. ET, CUNY Queens College Assistant Professor Lakisha Odlum will lead a webinar offering strategies for recruiting, supporting, and retaining teachers of color: buff.ly/5vVGK9v
November 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
A diverse, equity-centered literacy workforce strengthens outcomes for all learners. On December 10 at 5:00 p.m. ET, CUNY Queens College Assistant Professor Lakisha Odlum will lead a webinar offering strategies for recruiting, supporting, and retaining teachers of color: buff.ly/5vVGK9v
In an article for Literacy Now, Kenneth Kunz reflected on his time as a past president of ILA and what it means to serve: buff.ly/UTe6n0R
Have you submitted a nomination for ILA's Board of Directors? 🔔 You have until December 22: buff.ly/sxmhhZB
Have you submitted a nomination for ILA's Board of Directors? 🔔 You have until December 22: buff.ly/sxmhhZB
November 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In an article for Literacy Now, Kenneth Kunz reflected on his time as a past president of ILA and what it means to serve: buff.ly/UTe6n0R
Have you submitted a nomination for ILA's Board of Directors? 🔔 You have until December 22: buff.ly/sxmhhZB
Have you submitted a nomination for ILA's Board of Directors? 🔔 You have until December 22: buff.ly/sxmhhZB
In a new article for The Reading Teacher, researchers uncover how reading screening accuracy varies by percentile cutoff and English proficiency level—revealing key differences in how well universal screeners work across student groups: buff.ly/ZDG9bmn
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In a new article for The Reading Teacher, researchers uncover how reading screening accuracy varies by percentile cutoff and English proficiency level—revealing key differences in how well universal screeners work across student groups: buff.ly/ZDG9bmn
Are you ready to secure funding for your research? Designed to advance literacy research and spotlight innovation, ILA's 2026 Awards and Grants program offers multiple ways to support your work. Submit your application by February 2, 2026: buff.ly/ANXKlN0
November 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Are you ready to secure funding for your research? Designed to advance literacy research and spotlight innovation, ILA's 2026 Awards and Grants program offers multiple ways to support your work. Submit your application by February 2, 2026: buff.ly/ANXKlN0
In an article for Literacy Today magazine, University of Toronto doctoral candidate Jennifer Chinenye Emelife spotlights “Draw, Write, Tell”—a powerful approach that centers the voices of displaced Nigerian youth and redefines what literacy means in challenging contexts: buff.ly/JjEsrLf
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
In an article for Literacy Today magazine, University of Toronto doctoral candidate Jennifer Chinenye Emelife spotlights “Draw, Write, Tell”—a powerful approach that centers the voices of displaced Nigerian youth and redefines what literacy means in challenging contexts: buff.ly/JjEsrLf