CONTENTS
READING
T O D A Y
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Marcie Craig Post
ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Stephen Sye
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER: Lara Deloza
READING TODAY MANAGING EDITOR: Colleen Patrice Clark
SENIOR STAFF WRITER: April Hall
ADVERTISING MANAGER: Megan Ferguson
INTERN: Morgan Ratner
ILA LEADERSHIP: JILL D. LEWIS-SPECTOR, Professor Emerita, New Jersey
City University, Jersey City, New Jersey, President; DIANE BARONE, University
of Nevada, Reno, Reno, Nevada, Vice President; DOUGLAS FISHER, San
Diego State University, San Diego, California; RONA F. FLIPPO, University of
Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts; SHELLEY STAGG PETERSON,
OISE/University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; BERNADETTE DWYER, St.
Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland; LAURIE
A. ELISH-PIPER, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois; JULIANNE SCULLEN,
Anoka-Hennepin School District, Andover, Minnesota; DONALD BEAR, Iowa State
University, Ames, Iowa; JULIE COIRO, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode
Island; LORI DIGISI, Framingham Public Schools, Framingham, Massachusetts;
MARCIE CRAIG POST, Executive Director
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ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION: The Inter national Literacy
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promoting effective reading instruction and the lifetime
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Volume 32, Number 4
January/February 2015
@IRAToday
International Literacy Association
On the Cover: This edition’s Reading Today
cover was designed by Dawn Fenn Creative.
A sneak peak at the IRA to ILA transformation
The critical need for literacy leadership
Using technology to differentiate instruction
Bringing TED talks into the classroom
Inside:
Volume 32, Number 4
January/February 2015
Digital Literacy Coverage
Editor’s Note
Inviting Change ........................................................................2
Letters to the Editor .....................................................3
Lit Bits ....................................................................................4
President’s Message
Welcoming a New Era .............................................................6
Literacy Leadership
From Literacy to Literacies .......................................................8
Celebrating RRQ’s 50th Anniversary .....................................10
Precautions to Take with Classroom Technology ..........12
Tech Grants: Where They Are, and How to Get Them ......14
Two Takes
To BYOD or not to BOYD? .................................................16
The Engaging Classroom
How to Speak in Google ..................................................18
The Evolving Role of the School Librarian .......................20
Close Reading of Multimodal and Digital Text ..............22
Using TED Talks in the Classroom ....................................24
Reaching Diverse Learners Through Technology ..........28
Multimodality in Picture Books ...............................................32
Children’s Literature
New Publication Highlights the Need for Diverse Books ......34
Creating Lifelong Readers with Deborah Wooten ...............36
Annual Conference
Where to Find PD Funding When Your Administration
Can’t Contribute ....................................................................38
Councils & SIGs
What Can Happen When Two Councils Work Together .....40
International
ILA’s GLPDN Project Wraps Up a Three-Year Mission ...........42
Events of Note ...............................................................45
Member Spotlight
News & Notes .........................................................................46
In Your Words .........................................................................47
ILA Refl ections .........................................................................48