As a literacy professional, I've had the unique opportunity to travel to visit schools and attend conferences with Pre-K–12 colleagues from around the country. Additionally, I spent time in teacher ...

Every year, the International Literacy Association (ILA) recognizes emerging voices in children’s and young adult literature through the Book Awards program. Winners are selected by a committee of ILA ...

The following is a supplement to “Solving the Wordle: How Word Puzzles Can Help Elementary Students Become Skilled Readers,” an article by Mark Lauterbach and Marcy Zipke in the January/February/March ...

All teachers are language teachers. Regardless of your subject, grade, or school, language is the base of all instruction, and all teachers are responsible for developing language proficiency in their ...

As we enter the final few weeks of the submissions period for the International Literacy Association’s (ILA) awards and grants program, we’re taking a look back at some of our past recipients and ...

The International Literacy Association (ILA) announced today the winning authors of its 2023 Children’s and Young Adult Book Awards—a unique literary honor that shines a spotlight on newly published ...

Literature has always been an indispensable part of society. At a young age, we're introduced to books at home, and later at our school or neighborhood libraries. Helping us navigate this world were ...

During a hands-on, project-based science lesson, a group of third graders in Michigan excitedly worked on creating their own garden to grow food for their community. Along the way, they learned about ...

Gaia Cornwell’s Jabari Jumps (Candlewick) illustrates optimism and strategies for releasing fear. While writing personal narratives in fall 2020, Kelsey’s class studied a mentor text: Do Like Kyla ...

People will remember the U.S. presidential inauguration that occurred on January 20, 2021, for years to come. Amanda Gorman, National Youth Poet Laureate who delivered the inaugural poem “The Hill We ...

In these stressful times, focusing on our main literacy goal for kindergartners—learning the alphabetic principle, which is the foundational skill of all writing and reading—is essential. ILA’s ...

Listening to students read aloud is an essential practice for any primary-grade teacher. It is no less essential than a swimming coach watching children swim or a piano teacher listening to a child ...