READING TODAY | May/June 2015
BY THE NUMBERS
<5%
20%
67%
45
6 in 10
Amount of 15-year-
old girls in OECD
countries who
consider pursuing a
career in engineering
or computers,
according to a new
PISA report on
gender disparities
Amount of
boys who
pursue those
careers, despite
performing
lower in
science and
mathematics
Teachers in England
reporting their job is
negatively aff ecting
their mental or
physical health,
according to a BBC
report. Unions cite
workload as the
culprit.
Cap on hours
recently approved
by the Florida
State Senate
that students
can spend on
state-authorized,
standardized tests
each year
Four-year-olds who
are not enrolled
in publicly funded
preschool programs,
according to the
U.S. Department
of Education,
amounting to 2.5
million children
Apps and Appetizers
Massachusetts Reading Association held a
unique networking event for members to learn
about new technology. Favorite apps were
shared while mingling at a popular Cambridge
restaurant. The most popular: Bitsboard, Record
of Reading, and Toontastic. What would your
pick be? Let us know by tweeting @ILAToday!
Did You Hear?
“There are applications here not just for reading disorders, but also for how
children are taught to read in the classroom.” —Chris McNorgan, psychology
professor, University of Buffalo, whose neuroimaging study published in Brain
& Language supports phonics as a critical component in literacy instruction
ILA’s The Reading Teacher (RT) and
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
(JAAL) welcomed new editorial teams
for the term June 1, 2015–May 31,
2021. The journals’ current editors will
continue publishing through May 2016
while the incoming editors build their
review board and establish content
strategy.
For RT: Jan Lacina & Robin Griffi th,
Texas Christian University
For JAAL: Kelly Chandler-Olcott
& Kathleen Hinchman, Syracuse
University
Meet the Editors