Children's Rights to Read

"As literacy educators, we are responsible for delivering on the promise inherent in these rights. Whether we are working in the classroom or preparing the next generation of teachers, we have a responsibility for every student entrusted to our care. We must enact these rights in classrooms and schools and work with others to ensure the same in homes, communities, governments, and societies."

—Bernadette Dwyer
2018–2019 President of the ILA Board of Directors and head of the ILA Rights to Read taskforce

Find out more about the rights and how each was selected by reading The Case for Children’s Rights to Read.

Children’s Rights to Excellent Literacy Instruction

ILA’s position statement Children’s Rights to Excellent Literacy Instruction builds off of and supports the core principle of the 10 Children’s Rights by defining four tenets of exceptional literacy instruction.

Each tenet is explored in more detail in these research briefs:

• Right to Knowledgeable and Qualified Literacy Educators
• Right to Integrated Support Systems
• Right to Supportive Learning Environments and High-Quality Resources
• Right to Policies That Ensure Equitable Literacy Instruction