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Reading Today
January/February 2015
ow many of you made a classroom
resolution for this new year? They
say it takes about 60 days to so-
lidify a new habit, but you need the right motivation to get you
there—you know, the relentless kind of motivation that won’t
let you forget why you started.
However, fi rst you have to be open to change. If there’s
one thing that’s clear in this annual Digital Literacy issue,
it’s that you can’t escape change—nor should you want to.
Our articles focus on issues facing educators at all levels,
from reading and understanding multimodal text (page 22)
to teaching even our youngest learners how to “speak in
Google” (page 18). We look at the pros and cons of BYOD
(page 16), how and where to fi nd tech grants (page 14), the
powerful use of TED talks in literacy instruction (page 24),
and much more.
Change is upon us. Embrace it along with us and you’ll fi nd
that source of motivation is right here waiting for you.
I encourage you to explore what it means to be a part of the
new ILA as you kick off 2015. Discover—or rediscover—the tre-
mendous amount of educators, literacy professionals, and resources
available to learn from and be inspired by, whether it’s through
one of our publications or the ongoing, thought-provoking con-
nections we see every day on our social media channels.
Most importantly, keep your eye out for what’s to come,
including a completely redesigned Reading Today March/
April issue. ILA will ensure that you don’t forget why you
started on this path—why you became a literacy educator and
the power you hold to change lives.
Warmly,
Colleen Patrice Clark
Managing Editor
cclark@reading.org
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