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literacyworldwide.org | September/October 2018 | LITERACY TODAY
LIT BITS
ILA Announces
2018 Award Winners
ILA announced the winners of the Literacy Leaders
Awards, Research Awards and Grants, and the
Children’s and Young Adults’ Book Awards at
the ILA 2018 Conference in Austin, TX. Award
highlights include:
Nell K. Duke, a professor in literacy,
language, and culture and in the combined
program in education and psychology
at the University of Michigan, School of
Education, is the recipient of the William
S. Gray Citation of Merit, which recognizes
ILA members who have made outstanding
contributions to multiple facets of literacy
development—research, theory, practice,
and policy.
The Timothy and Cynthia Shanahan
Outstanding Dissertation Award, given
annually for a dissertation completed
in reading or literacy, was presented to
Elena E. Forzani, assistant professor in
literacy education at the Boston University
Wheelock College of Education and Human
Development.
More information can be found on page
18, and the full list of awards and recipients can
be found at literacyworldwide.org/about-us/
awards-grants.
Read Across
Jamaica Day
Pictured are students from
Frankfield Primary reciting
a poem on Read Across
Jamaica Day. Organized by
the Ministry of Education,
Youth, and Information,
students also participated in
read-aloud sessions, story
retelling, and word games
across the island.
Did you hear?
— ILA 2018 Edition
“Great teachers are not born.
Great teachers work to be
great teachers.” —Douglas
Fisher
“If we want our kids to be
readers, we have to lead by
example.” —Colby Sharp
“Reading allows us to see the
humanity in others who are
not like us.” —Marley Dias
“Read the change. Share the
change. Make the change.
Be the change.” —Kwame
Alexander
“If we are not doing equity,
we are not doing literacy.”
—Cornelius Minor
Literacy Glossary:
Now Live!
ILA’s new Literacy Glossary contains
300 fundamental terms critical to
discussions on literacy research
and instruction. A limited-edition
print version was given to ILA 2018
attendees, but you can access the
resource at literacyworldwide.org/
glossary to review terms and submit suggestions for
additions, edits, or updates.