Honor: Leah Schanke, Freedom at Dawn: Robert Smalls’s Voyage Out of Slavery (Albert Whitman & Company) Winner: Caris Avendaño ...

The International Literacy Association (ILA) announced today that James F. Baumann, Chancellor's Chair for Excellence in ...

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 ...

The International Literacy Association (ILA) announced today that R. Malatesha Joshi, professor of literacy education and educational psychology at Texas A&M University, is the recipient of the ILA ...

All teachers are language teachers. Regardless of your subject, grade, or school, language is the base of all instruction, and all teachers are responsible for developing language proficiency in their ...

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 ...

The COVID environment that began in March 2020 had a drastic impact on the way schools functioned in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Daily instruction promptly moved from in-person to online learning.

In June 2020, conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic caused ILA to pause the popular Choices reading program. When it was clear that the ongoing disruptions to in-person schooling and necessary ...

Literature has always been an indispensable part of society. At a young age, we're introduced to books at home, and later at our school or neighborhood libraries. Helping us navigate this world were ...

During a hands-on, project-based science lesson, a group of third graders in Michigan excitedly worked on creating their own garden to grow food for their community. Along the way, they learned about ...

People will remember the U.S. presidential inauguration that occurred on January 20, 2021, for years to come. Amanda Gorman, National Youth Poet Laureate who delivered the inaugural poem “The Hill We ...

In these stressful times, focusing on our main literacy goal for kindergartners—learning the alphabetic principle, which is the foundational skill of all writing and reading—is essential. ILA’s ...