Contents
READING TODAY
Volume 32, Number 6
May/June 2015
EDITORIAL STAFF
Communications Manager Lara Deloza
Managing Editor Colleen Patrice Clark
Senior Staff Writer April Hall
Communications Assistant Morgan Ratner
Interns Logan Farmer and Madelaine Levey
ILA LEADERSHIP
Executive Director Marcie Craig Post
Associate Executive Director Stephen Sye
BOARD MEMBERS
Jill D. Lewis-Spector, New Jersey City
University, President; Diane Barone, University
of Nevada, Reno, Vice President; Donald Bear,
Iowa State University; Julie Coiro, University of
Rhode Island; Lori DiGisi, Framingham Public
Schools, Massachusetts; Bernadette Dwyer,
St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Dublin
City University; Laurie A. Elish-Piper, Northern
Illinois University; Douglas Fisher, San Diego
State University; Rona F. Flippo, University of
Massachusetts Boston; Shelley Stagg Peterson,
OISE/University of Toronto; Julianne Scullen,
Anoka-Hennepin School District, Minnesota
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A Continued Call
for Diverse Books
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EDITOR’S NOTE
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LIT BITS
6
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
8
OUR VIEW
LITERACY LEADERSHIP
10
Going Above and Beyond to Meet Students’ Basic Needs
14
TWO TAKES
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
16
Terrell Young and Deanna Day Provide Insight Into our Special Issue
22
This Year’s Picks for Notable Books for a Global Society
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Using Poetry to Integrate All Content Areas
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Reading Aloud to Promote Agency
30
The Power of Children’s Literature to Bring a Whole Community Together
34
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at ILA’s Children’s and YA Book Awards
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM
36
Strategies for Reaching Struggling Readers
38
Handing Assessment Over to Students
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
40 Shiza Shahid and the Malala Fund’s Mission to Make Education
a Basic Right for Girls Around the World
44 Gett ing the Most Out of the Exhibit Hall Experience
THE ILA NETWORK
46 Inspiring the Next Generation of Teachers
48 EVENTS
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT