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PD RESOURCES FOR
LITERACY EDUCATORS
Use ILA’s professional development resources to make an
impact on all levels of learners in your classroom! Our print
publications and digital tools can help you develop new and
practical classroom strategies.
Topics include
� Comprehension Instruction
� Differentiated Instruction
� Literacy Leadership
� Motivation & Engagement
� Research & Standards
� 21st-Century Skills
Discover these resources and tools to
keep your professional momentum
going during the school year!
Critical Role of Parents in Early Literacy
Learning for Immigrant and Refugee
Children concentrates on the importance of
maintaining a first language as children learn
to read and write in a new language. The
brief discusses cultural models of learning
and teaching, divergence in literacy practices
among families, codeswitching, and
transferring knowledge across languages.
(Available in September)
Each of these briefs will inspire you to be even
more responsive to your students. They provide
necessary information about key topics relevant
to teachers, schools, and districts. And, best of all,
they are written in language that is accessible to
individuals outside of education. They are perfect
pieces to share with community and state leaders
and parents.
Among the many resources on the ILA website,
don’t forget to check out the Choices reading
lists, which were released in May. I accessed the
Teachers’ Choices list to find books to share with
my university students and loved exploring all
the titles. Children’s and Young Adults’ Choices
reading lists are also available for download at
literacyworldwide.org/choices.
We will continue to add practical resources
to the website throughout the year, as well as
publish valuable articles through our journals,
blog, and magazine, to stand by our goal of
supporting you in the
important work you do.
Diane Barone
Immediate Past President
LITERACY TODAY | July/August 2017 | literacyworldwide.org