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ILA members in good standing will be able to cast their vote for ILA's Board of Directors. To ensure eligibility and for the latest updates, members should check their email regularly.
ILA News | April 1, 2026
Lakisha Odlum will present findings from her research on Black women literacy educators and offer
actionable strategies
to recruit, support, and retain teachers of color.
Digital Events | May 12, 2026
Terry Ross will explore how
clear expectations
and simple routines for student talk can restore focus, improve engagement, and support smoother literacy instruction.
Digital Events | March 10, 2026
Tanya Christ and Poonam Arya will outline how to
transform daily read-alouds
with simple, research-backed strategies that build comprehension, vocabulary, and background knowledge for all learners.
Digital Events | February 17, 2026
Adam Brieske-Ulenski and Michelle J. Kelley presented
tools and insights
from the Clinical Literacy Coaching Framework to help literacy leaders create meaningful, lasting change.
Digital Events | February 10, 2026
In conjunction with the Children’s Rights to Read Coalition, ILA will
celebrate World Read-Aloud Day
with resources and activities all month long.
ILA News | February 4, 2026
The editorial team of the
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
(JAAL) announced the
JAAL Mentorship-to-Publication Program
, a new initiative designed to help educators move insights from drafts into publication.
ILA News | February 3, 2026
An international editorial team was
appointed to lead
Reading Research Quarterly
(
RRQ
), bringing deep disciplinary expertise and global perspective to
RRQ
.
ILA News
|
January 23, 2026
Assessment experts Elizabeth Hadley and David Slomp
offered teacher-friendly strategies
to recognize challenges, evaluate tools, and make assessments more meaningful for instruction in a live webinar.
Digital Events
|
January 21, 2026
ILA published the January/February/March 2026 issue of
Literacy Today
magazine
exploring global perspectives on literacy.
ILA News
|
January 5, 2026
The
nomination cycle
for ILA's Board of Directors opened through December 22 for submissions from the ILA community.
ILA News | December 22, 2025
ILA published a
Q&A with Sara Gonzalez Flechas
, guest editor of the October/November/December 2025 issue of
Literacy Today
magazine.
ILA News
|
November 24, 2025
Assessment experts Elena E. Forzani and Christina Dobbs will
explain how the Critical Assessment Practices (CAPS) framework
can help adapt reading assessments for the diverse needs of students in a live webinar.
Digital Events
|
November 19, 2025
Assessment expert Adrea Truckenmiller will
outline a clear framework
for choosing and using reading assessments that inform teaching in a live webinar.
Digital Events
|
November 13, 2025
Education leaders James Darin Pope and Kelly Davis will
share innovative strategies
for building supportive, sustainable teacher pathways in a live webinar.
Digital Events
|
October 22, 2025
Goodnight Distinguished Professor at NC State University Devin Kearns will
present high-impact comprehension strategies
for early readers in a live webinar.
Digital Events
|
October 14, 2025
ILA published the October/November/December 2025 issue of
Literacy Today
magazine
, which delves into literacy coaching.
ILA News
|
October 9, 2025
2025 Diane Lapp & James Flood Professional Collaborator Award Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
introduced the COACH framework
in a live webinar to deepen literacy instruction.
Digital Events
|
September 16, 2025
ILA is celebrating International Literacy Day throughout the month of September with
a free toolkit
including reading activities, weekly themes, and daily prompts designed to engage kids of all ages.
ILA News
|
September 8, 2025
ILA published a
Q&A with Shireen Al-Adeimi
, guest editor of the July/August/September 2025 issue of
Literacy Today
magazine.
ILA News
|
August 22, 2025
Winners of ILA’s 2025 Book Awards, alongside committee representatives,
discussed the importance
and power of diverse children’s literature.
Digital Events
|
August 20, 2025
Elfrieda "Freddy" H. Hiebert led a webinar exploring
how AI transforms vocabulary instruction
and can close vocabulary gaps.
Digital Events
|
August 12, 2025
Applications opened for
the next editorial team
of
Reading Research Quarterly
, one of the field’s most respected journals.
ILA News
|
July 31, 2025
ILA announced the
2025 Book Award Winners
, which recognizes emerging voices in children’s and young adult literature.
ILA News
|
July 11, 2025
ILA published the July/August/September 2025 issue of
Literacy Today
magazine
exploring critical thinking strategies.
ILA News
|
July 9, 2025
The ILA member portal and learning platform will
receive upgrades
to enhance and streamline the user experience.
ILA News
|
July 8, 2025
R. Malatesha Joshi, a professor at Texas A&M University, was among the recipients of ILA’s
2025 awards and grants
.
ILA News
|
July 3, 2025
Danielle V. Dennis was named
Vice President of the ILA Board of Directors
.
ILA News
|
May 27, 2025
Tricia Zucker and Sonia Cabell led a webinar where they
unpack the "Strive for Five" framework
for boosting language growth in young readers.
Digital Events
|
May 21, 2025
ILA published a
Q&A with Angie Zapata
, guest editor of the April/May/June 2025 issue of
Literacy Today
magazine.
ILA News
|
April 30, 2025
A recording of Julia B. Lindsey's recent webinar was made available, which
explores teaching decoding skills
purposefully and systematically.
Digital Events
|
April 24, 2025
ILA published the April/May/June issue of
Literacy Today
magazine
centering representation in children's books.
ILA News
|
April 14, 2025
ILA announced an upcoming
switch of core software platforms
with further details to come.
ILA News
|
April 1, 2025
Representatives from the Texas Association for Literacy Education (TALE), ILA’s Texas affiliate, hosted a webinar on
supporting teacher prep
.
Digital Events
|
March 19, 2025