Honor: Leah Schanke, Freedom at Dawn: Robert Smalls’s Voyage Out of Slavery (Albert Whitman & Company) Winner: Caris Avendaño ...

The International Literacy Association (ILA) announced today that James F. Baumann, Chancellor's Chair for Excellence in ...

The International Literacy Association (ILA) is a professional organization with a mission of connecting research and practice to continuously improve the quality of literacy instruction across the ...

The April/May/June 2026 issue, which explores the theme of disciplinary/cross-content literacy, is currently available! Explore the articles and share with your ...

In 2006, a survey found that while only 24% of Americans could name two Supreme Court Justices, 77% could name two of Snow White’s dwarves. I find that disturbing. Not because the Supreme Court is ...

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 ...

Online learning has become an increasingly popular option for many people, whether that’s for students taking online degree programs or educators seeking professional development, such as the upcoming ...

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 ...

This week’s column includes some recently published books that explore the magic of words and inspire creative wordplay. Other books celebrate the joy that comes from listening to and reading books as ...

In many classrooms we visit, “sight words” receive a very different kind of instruction than other words, taught primarily as an exercise in visual memorization. In this post, we explain why sight ...

To slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), hundreds of K–12 school districts across the United States are closing for anywhere between two weeks and two months (or longer). This comes on the ...

Sponsored annually by the International Board on Books for Young People, International Children’s Book Day is celebrated on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, April 2, to inspire a love of ...