ILA recognizes and celebrates the outstanding contributions of individuals and chapters in our network who are committed to our shared mission of connecting research and practice to improve the ...

Meet our 2025 class of emerging leaders in literacy.

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 ...

ILA National Recognition and ILA National Recognition With Distinction honors outstanding advanced licensure, certificate, or endorsement programs that prepare candidates for roles as reading/literacy ...

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 ...

Executive functions are self-regulatory thinking skills that help students manage their thoughts, emotions, and actions. These essential albeit often invisible skills play such a critical role in ...

A deeper understanding of how SEL and literacy are intertwined, supported by insights from neuroscience, psychology, and education research Insight on how integrating social-emotional learning into ...

To support elementary students who are deaf and hard of hearing, it is vital to provide an equitable literacy learning environment that enhances their communication skills, academic achievement, and ...

Thank you for wanting to get involved and do all you can to help advance literacy. We appreciate your interest, admire your enthusiasm, and applaud your desire to improve the lives of others and give ...

An understanding of the fundamental concepts underpinning generative AI, including AI, machine learning, and generative models Deeper knowledge of AI’s implications for literacy instruction, for both ...

Learn the step-by-step instructional plan for teachers to implement read-alouds in pre-K–8 classrooms. Whether you’re a longtime professional or new to teaching, this ILA webinar with Molly Ness will ...

The digital age has changed the types of text that both students and teachers encounter as well as how they interact with them. In this ILA Webinar, Gilda De La Cruz and Carol Jago will explore ...