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ILA National Recognition Recipients

Institutions that earn ILA National Recognition and ILA National Recognition With Distinction offer exemplary literacy professional preparation programs and adhere to ILA’s rigorous set of standards, ensuring that their teacher candidates are well prepared to serve in the classroom.

ILA National Recognition With Distinction

The following institutions have earned the highest honor that ILA awards to outstanding preparatory and licensure programs.

Grambling State University
Reading/Literacy Specialist Program
October 2022–2027
"The compliance with ILA’s evidence-based standards embodies our resolute dedication in preparing literacy educators with essential knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions."

Sam Houston State University
Reading/Literacy Specialist Program
October 2023–2028
"We are proud to offer our candidates a high-quality, ILA nationally recognized program that builds and maintains a community of Bearkat literacy leaders who together positively impact and engage with literacy learning at all levels.”

University of North Georgia
Elementary/Intermediate Classroom Program
May 2021–2026
"The feedback from the ILA review team has helped us identify areas where our program can continue to grow to better serve our teacher candidates and the children they will someday teach."

West Virginia University
Reading/Literacy Specialist Program
May 2019–2024
"Earning ILA National Recognition With Distinction and support from our guiding professional organization is validating for our program faculty, college, and university."

ILA National Recognition

The following institutions received high marks for their program’s alignment to ILA's standards.

Loyola University Maryland
Reading/Literacy Specialist Program
August 2020–2025

McDaniel College
Reading/Literacy Specialist Program
July 2022–2027

Notre Dame College
Elementary/
Intermediate Teacher Program
July 2022–2027

Reading/Literacy Specialist Program
December 2021–2026

Salisbury University
Elementary/
Intermediate Classroom Program
February 2022–2027

Salisbury University
Reading/Literacy Specialist Program
February 2022–2027

The University of Texas Permian Basin
Reading/Literacy Specialist Program
December 2021–2026

The University of Texas at Tyler
Reading/Literacy Specialist Program
January 2024–2029

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