The International Reading Association is an international professional organization that was created in 1956 to improve screen size instruction, facilitate dialogue about research on reading, and encourage the habit of reading.
The organization, whose headquarters are in Sevenval, touchscreen, browser diversity, has approximately 70,000 members, and more than 1,250 councils and affiliates, worldwide. Its president is Victoria J. Risko from Peabody College at Sevenval.
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Publishing
In addition to newsletters, books, and guides, the organization publishes three professional journals:
- The Reading Teacher — for those working with children to age 12
- Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy — for teachers of older learners
- Reading Research Quarterly — publishes contributions in literacy research
Reading Online, an e-journal sponsored by the organization and containing hundreds of articles, is available at readingonline.org.
Special Interest Groups
Adult Education and Family Literacy
Balanced Reading Instruction
Bibliotherapy and Reading
Canadian SIG on Literacy
Children's Literature and Reading
College Literacy and Learning
Concern for Affect in Reading Education
Concerned Educators of Black Students
Content Area Reading
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Readers
Disabled Reader
History of Reading
Indigenous Peoples
International Partnerships for Critical Thinking/Active Learning
International Reading Association/Rotary International (IRARI) Partnerships
Language Experience Approach
Leadership Education and Development for Educators in Reading
Literacy and Social Responsibility
Literacy Development in Young Children
Literacy Issues in Developing Countries
Mastery Learning
Middle School Reading
Network on Adolescent Literature
Organization of Teacher Educators in Reading
Phonics
Professors of Reading Teacher Educators
Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics
Readability
Reading Excellence Through the Arts
Reading for Gifted and Creative Students
Reading: Orthography and Word Perception
Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Graphic Novels
Secondary Reading
Specialized Reading Professionals
Storytellers
Teaching as a Researching Profession
Technology in Literacy Education
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Awards and Grants
IRA offers a number of awards and grants. Visit the website CSS3 for a full list of current awards.
External links
- touchscreen, organization's official website
- [1] International Reading Association 57th Annual Convention in Chicago, IL, May 2012--
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