LITERACY TODAY | March/April 2020 | literacyworldwide.org
Where We Stand
The following brief from ILA
is now available. Check out
literacyworldwide.org
/statements to download it and
see ILA’s entire collection of
briefs and position statements.
¡Ya Basta! con EGRA:
Humanizing International
Support for Literacy
Development, published in
February, urges the literacy
profession to resist the
practices found in EGRA
(formerly Early Grade Reading
Assessment and now Early
Grade Reading Activity) and
instead forge a path that
reframes literacy support based
on principles of human rights
and children’s rights to literacy.
Exploring ILA’s Standards 2017
Allison Swan Dagen and Rita M. Bean have edited a new edition of
Best Practices of Literacy Leaders: Keys to School Improvement. The
second edition is grounded in ILA’s Standards for the Preparation of
Literacy Professionals 2017 and best practices in literacy leadership.
Copublished by ILA and Guilford Press, this expanded edition
contains 70% new material covering research-based methods
for improving instruction, assessment, and professional learning
experiences in pre-K–12 education. The distinct roles of teachers,
reading/literacy specialists, literacy coaches, special educators, and
principals are explored, with an emphasis on fostering a culture of
collaboration. Chapters highlight the standards that apply to each
component of a schoolwide literacy program, give examples of
what they look like in schools, and share
implications for classroom practice and
professional learning.
Best Practices of Literacy Leaders: Keys to
School Improvement (2nd ed.)
Edited by Allison Swan Dagen and
Rita M. Bean
© 2020, copublished with Guilford Press
Nonmember Price: $40
Member Price: $30 (use promo code AFILA)
Find out more at guilford.com/ILA.
ICYMI: What’s Hot
Released in January, the ILA 2020 What’s Hot in Literacy Report examines the topics most critical
to shaping the future of literacy education—topics chosen by literacy professionals like you. To read
what 1,443 respondents from 65 countries and territories had to say about where our priorities
should be in the next decade, visit literacyworldwide.org/whatshot.