The East York-Scarborough Reading Association, in partnership with CDW and Apple, looks forward to welcoming all participants to meet informally the evening prior to the conference.

Delicious hors d'oeuvres will be served with a cash bar. We will be joined by singer/songwriter Barry Canning.

We are so close to the start of Reading for the Love of It 2026! If you want to plan what sessions that you would like to attend, you can use our Programme Book, website, or app to do so. Event code: RFTLOI2026. www.eventmobi.com/app/

All sessions are first-come, first-seated.

Check out our latest Speaking of Reading blog post: “Let Them Read! Reading as autonomous learning” written by Jennifer Cicero.

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Jennifer Cicero is one of our #RFTLOI2026 speakers. She will be presenting alongside Kathleen Steele on Thursday and Friday.

Our RFTLOI 2026 Programme Book is now live! 🎉 We can't wait to see all of you at the conference ❤️ drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Looking for your next read this holiday? Check out our December 2025 book list on our blog Speaking of Reading! readingfortheloveofit.com/speaking-of-...

Our Index of Speakers and at a Glance pages from our programme book are live! View the full documents: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Did you know that reading consistently to children — even just 20 minutes a day — from birth, has been proven to benefit babies in multiple areas of development?

Learn more in our latest Speaking of Reading blog post, The Power of Reading from Birth: readingfortheloveofit.com/speaking-of-...

We are now accepting nominations for the 2026 Reading Awards! Visit the awards section of our website to submit a nomination.

This is an annual awards ceremony to celebrate excellence in literacy instruction. Winners are selected from nominations made here: readingfortheloveofit.com/awards/

Our Early Bird Registration Rate ends in 1 week! Register before August 31st at 11:59 PM to take advantage of this discounted rate. readingfortheloveofit.com/register/

Reading for the Love of It 2026 conference registration is open! Register before September 1st to receive our early bird registration rate.

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Check out our summer reading list in our most recent Speaking of Reading blog post!
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Check out our latest Speaking of Reading post! It's a book review of The Probability of Everything by Sarah Everett. The review is written by Prithiga Ravichandran.

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The feedback we have received from the 2025 conference and session surveys has proven incredibly useful as we move forward with planning Reading for the Love of It 2026. Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to fill the surveys out! The 2026 ticket winner has been privately contacted.

We celebrated two amazing teachers, Melissa Pignataro and Andrea Smith, at the 2025 RFTLOI Dinner Banquet. You can learn more about them in our latest Speaking of Reading post: readingfortheloveofit.com/speaking-of-...

Interested in presenting at Reading for the Love of It? Our Speaker Proposal Form is now live on our website’s Get Involved page!

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“In fact, right now we are being presented with a unique opportunity for society to build back better and stronger while promoting healthy conditions for all.” – Natasha Serba

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