Today, I find myself reflecting on Jodi Picoult’s bestselling novel Nineteen Minutes, a harrowing account of the moments leading up to a school shooting. It was among the top books banned during the U ...

Events hosted by ILA and the ILA Network are great ways to expand your professional development at your own pace or with other education and literacy professionals. Learn more about our exciting ...

ILA’s Literacy Glossary was created to identify and define key terms relevant to literacy research and instruction. This living document provides a shared vocabulary, one that supports critical and ...

In 1974, the International Reading Association (now International Literacy Association) and the Children’s Book Council (CBC) launched Children’s Choices: an annotated list of high-quality books ...

The International Literacy Association (ILA) is a professional organization with a mission of connecting research and practice to continuously improve the quality of literacy instruction across the ...

The Children’s Rights to Read initiative, founded on 10 fundamental rights every child deserves, was developed to ensure that every child, everywhere, has access to the education, opportunities, and ...

ILA position statements reflect ILA’s perspective on important topics within the landscape of literacy education, as well as provide guidance to those working in and on behalf of the field. The ILA ...

ILA Resource Collections offer evidence-based, practitioner-friendly content carefully curated from recorded sessions, peer-reviewed journal articles, magazine features, and research-based ...

The ILA 2020 What’s Hot in Literacy Report goes beyond a ranked list of trending topics to offer a deeper look at what literacy professionals think about the issues most critical to the future of ...

Welcome to your professional literacy learning hub! ILA’s digital events focus on timely topics and research-based instruction and are ideal for literacy educators of all types. These online events ...

Fisher and Frey unpack the meaning of "text complexity" and deftly describe the quantitative measures, qualitative factors, and unique characteristics of reader, text, and purpose that educators need ...

Courage and facing adversity are important themes for students to explore because they apply to all aspects of life. This unit encourages students to stand up for what they believe and to face ...