Literacy Today September/October 2019

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LITERACY TODAY | September/October 2019 | literacyworldwide.org

Our August #ILAchat focused

on “The Dos and Don’ts of

Writing Instruction.” Hosts

Douglas Fisher, Troy Hicks,

David E. Kirkland, Diane Lapp,

and Jennifer Serravallo are

all participating in the #ILA19

Research Address in New

Orleans in October, alongside

keynote speaker Steve Graham,

Mary Emily Warner Professor

of Education at Arizona State

University. Check out the

archived conversation on

Wakelet at bit.ly/ILAchat_

WritingInstruction for a preview

of what’s to come.

On September 9, 2019, in recognition of International Literacy Day, ILA will publish the

Children’s Rights to Excellent Literacy Instruction position statement, the next leg of

ILA’s Children’s Rights to Read campaign. Drafted by the Rights to Excellent Literacy

Instruction Committee members Bernadette Dwyer, Diane Kern, and Jennifer Williams,

the position statement asserts that “literacy—the ability to identify, understand, interpret,

create, compute, and communicate using visual, audible, and digital materials across

disciplines and in any context—and access to excellent and equitable literacy instruction

are basic human rights.” In the coming months, ILA will release four research briefs

that correspond to each of the four tenets outlined in the statement. Download the

statement at literacyworldwide.org.

Unveiling Children’s Rights to Excellent

Literacy Instruction

Still Time to Register for ILA 2019

The International Literacy Association 2019 Conference, taking

place October 10–13, 2019, in New Orleans, LA, is officially less

than two months away. With the theme “Creating a Culture of

Literacy,” you’ll learn how to create and grow a thriving culture of

literacy in your school, district, and community. Core Conference

registration includes access to the ILA General Session (keynoted

by Chelsea Clinton, Pedro A. Noguera, Renée Watson, and

Hamish Brewer), 300+ educational sessions, 100+ exhibitors

in the Exhibit Hall, and countless networking opportunities.

Registrants can also choose to extend their learning with Institute

Day (interactive, full-day courses on specific topics of interest) or

Children’s Literature Day (a full-day event for educators, librarians,

and children’s literature enthusiasts). View the full list of sessions at

ilaconference.org/iplanner.

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