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literacyworldwide.org | July/August/September 2021 | LITERACY TODAY
Our next ILA Webinar, Tackling
Tough Topics Through Middle Grade
Literature, will be held on Wednesday,
July 14, 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. ET. Four
middle grade authors—Barbara Dee
(My Life in the Fish Tank), Donna
Gephart (Abby, Tried and True),
Supriya Kelkar (That Thing About
Bollywood), and Hena Khan (Amina’s
Song)—will discuss the importance of
using fiction to introduce tough topics
to middle grade readers. To register for
this free event, visit literacyworldwide
.org/digitalevents.
Our next ILA Intensive: Supporting
Multilingual Learners With
Translanguaging Strategies, will be
held on Sept. 14, 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
ET. The event will feature keynotes
from Ofelia García and Kate Seltzer
and will also include sessions from
Carla España, Luz Herrera, Shakina
Rajendram, and Heather Woodley.
More details, including registration
information, will be available in mid-
July at literacyworldwide.org/
digitalevents.
Mark Your Calendars
New Instructional Practices
Instructional Practices, updated weekly, are grounded
in research on the topics of families and communities,
literacy teaching and teachers, schools and schooling,
and student learning. The following were added
recently:
Integrating Diverse Literature for Youth in Literacy
Learning Experiences
Diversity and Family Literacy
Virtual Peer Coaching
Digital Citizenship
Engaged Reading for Adolescents
View these and more at literacyworldwide.org
/get-resources/instructional-practices.
The recently launched ILA Career Center places new career
opportunities right at your fingertips. Search and apply to top jobs
at institutions that value your credentials and access career
resources, job searching tips, and tools. For more information,
visit careers.literacyworldwide.org.
NEW! The ILA Career Center
LIT BITS
The Results Are In
Congratulations to the newly elected members of the ILA Board of Directors, including
our new vice president, Kenneth Kunz. Kunz is the founder/director of For the Love
of Literacy, a professional development organization in New Jersey. He has been
serving as a member-at-large on the Board since 2018. In addition, he is president of
the New Jersey Literacy Association and a board member of Little Free Library. Kunz’s
term began July 1, 2021. He will become president of the Board on July 1, 2022.
Our three new Board members-at-large for the 2021–2024 term are
Carol Jago, associate director, California Reading and Literature Project at
University of California at Los Angeles
Molly Ness, associate professor, Fordham University, New York
Dana A. Robertson, associate professor, Virginia Tech
To learn more about our newly elected leaders, visit literacyworldwide.org/vote.
Kunz
Jago
Ness
Robertson