International Literacy Day (ILD), observed annually on September 8, was established by UNESCO in 1967 to remind the world ...

Every year, the International Literacy Association (ILA) recognizes emerging voices in children’s and young adult literature through the Book Awards program. Winners are selected by a committee of ILA ...

Kylene Beers, PhD, a beloved member of the International Literacy Association for 35 years, passed away on June 20. A tireless advocate for literacy and beloved educator and author, Kylene’s work ...

Literacy is a fundamental human right, and access to books is essential for fostering lifelong learning, critical thinking, and empathy. By defending the right to read, we uphold global literacy ...

This leaves teachers to grapple with questions like, "how can I support these students who don't even know what I'm saying?" "what about the other twenty students in my classroom?" and "where do I ...

This article is the first in a series that will explore AI, particularly the topics of how it can foster student agency, cultivate a love of reading that celebrates cultural diversity, and support ...

Drawing on our years of research in classrooms and our interviews with teachers and students, we designed this approach to reading assessment to put students and teachers alike front-and-center in the ...

When students at New Castle’s Pleasantville Elementary School return for the 2023–2024 school year, they’ll have access to a completely reimagined and redesigned library. A large donation from the ...

Retiring Choices, however, was not an option. ILA was determined to rehome the reading lists—which launched in 1974 with Children’s Choices and later expanded to include Young Adults’ Choices and ...

Weakland writes that the concern around books as harmful or radically biased against the elitist status quo doesn't justify the censorship that tends to silence the already marginalized voices.

The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a rapid transition from face-to-face to online teaching for most educators. Our Literacy Research Center and Clinic at University of Wyoming had become accustomed ...

I started sharing lunch outside on the playground with my students when we returned to in-person learning last spring. We had the best conversations. It was an unexpected gift of the pandemic. One day ...