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    2012 IRA International Affiliates Grants and Awards

     | Jul 12, 2012

    The International Reading Association honored our international affiliates at the awards ceremony on Sunday, April 30, 2012, at the IRA 58th Annual Convention in Chicago. Victoria Risko, Amy Kushner, Carrice Cummins, Marcie Craig Post, and Maureen McLaughlin present awards to members of IRA’s International Development Coordinating Committee accepted awards on behalf of the international affiliates and grant recipients. This year’s ceremony marked the start of a new tradition of including international affiliates in this annual awards ceremony. 


    International Affiliates Grants and Awards

    Anastasia Reva, Russia, Volzhskiy Literacy Project

    Jacqueline Leigh, Sierra Leone, Seli River Writing Project

    Jessie B. Fagans, Liberia, Liberian Books for Liberian Children

    Heidi Baer-Postigo, Bolivia, Kids Books Bolivia

    Dr. Ann Nkechi Iheonu, Nigeria, Establish Reading Centers in Owerri

    Nwigwe Ngozi, Nigeria, Developing Teachers’ Capacity for Teaching Pupils Initial Reading Skills

    Samuel Andema, Uganda, Promoting Digital Literacy in Ugandan Education: An ICT Laboratory and Community Resources

     

    Constance McCullogh Award

    Jackson Mukasa Kizza, Uganda, Empowering the Ugandan Child through Reading

     

    International Membership Awards

    Africa: Reading Association of Nigeria

    Asia: Reading Association of the Philippines

    Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago Reading Association

    Eurasia: Kazakhstan Reading Association

    Europe: Reading Association of Russia

    Latin America: Consejo Puebla de Lectura, Mexico

    Oceania: Australian Literacy Educators’Association

     

    Longest Standing International Affiliate Awards

    Africa: Reading Association of Nigeria

    Asia: Japan Reading Association

    Caribbean: Jamaica Reading Association

    Eurasia: Kazakhstan Reading Association

    Europe: Læsepædagogen Danish Council of International Reading Association

    Latin America: Sociedad de Dislexia Del Uruguay

    Oceania: Australian Literacy Educators’ Association.

     

    International Awards

    Photo by Chuck Fazio Photography.

    This article is reprinted from the June/July 2012 issue of Reading Today. IRA members can read the interactive digital version of the magazine here. Nonmembers: join today!





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    E-Books: The Next Generation of Publishing from IRA

     | Jul 12, 2012

    The International Reading Association (IRA) has published hundreds of books over the past 50 years, but did you know that we also publish e-books? IRA offers electronic versions of 14 texts that customers can download to digital devices, such as computers, laptops, iPads and other tablets, and iPhones and other smartphones.

    14 E-Books Available

    E-Books on iPad Bookshelf

    IRA is dedicated to producing books in a variety of formats to make texts and their enhancements accessible to all learners. IRA determines whether to create an e-book title based on the book’s popularity and suitability for electronic versions.

    To purchase an IRA e-book, consult the current e-books roster on the IRA website. On each title’s linked s webpage, click on a “Buy This E-Book” button to purchase the e-book through outlets such as IRA, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and iBooks (an Apple iTunes application). The following IRA e-books can be purchased and downloaded now:

    At least three more e-books are slated for publication this summer, so check the e-books list regularly. E-mail publications@reading.org to let us know which IRA books you’d like to see converted to e-book format!

    Now With Video

    E-Book with Video on iPadIRA launched a new publishing project last month: e-books enhanced with embedded video. Now customers have the option to purchase In a Reading State of Mind: Brain Research, Teacher Modeling, and Comprehension Instruction by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Diane Lapp as a print text with a DVD or as an e-book with the videos included within the e-book interface. This e-book allows readers to read the text and watch the videos on the same electronic device. The seven videos are placed in the e-book where the text refers to the lessons they illustrate. 

    Due to the current status of enhanced e-book technology, this new, enhanced e-book is available through iBooks, but it is not yet available through Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble. 

    To discover more about this resource, view a free sample video clip and listen to the authors’ podcast. IRA has also created a free Professional Development (PD) Guide for this book, available for download from the book’s webpage.

    Supplemental Resources

    IRA has begun developing free, downloadable PDFs of PD Guides and Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Connections Guides to accompany select books. Free PD Guides are available for:

    Free CCSS Connections Guides are available for Content Counts! Developing Disciplinary Literacy Skills, K–6 by Jennifer L. Altieri, Developing Readers in the Academic Disciplines by Doug Buehl, and the Guided Comprehension series by Maureen McLaughlin: Guided Comprehension in the Primary Grades, Guided Comprehension in Grades 3–8, and Guided Comprehension for English Learners. More CCSS Connections Guides will be published soon. 

     

     


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    IRA 2012 State and Local Council Awards

     | Jul 11, 2012

    The International Reading Association gave awards to many state and local councils and affiliate organizations from around the world during the ceremony on Sunday, April 29, at the IRA 57th Annual Convention in Chicago. Below is a list of some of those awards.


    Exemplary Reading Program Award Winners

    The following schools were given these awards through their state councils.

    Cullman City Primary School, Cullman, AL, Patricia R. Culpepper, Principal

    Fountain Lake School District, Hot Springs, AR

    Woodrow Elementary School, Modesto, CA, Vickie Briscoe, Principal

    Staffordville School, Staffordville, CT, Dr. Maureen Ryan, Principal

    Wilder Elementary School, Wilder, ID, Jeff Dillon, Principal

    Augustus H. Burley Elementary School, Chicago, IL, Barbara Kent, Principal

    Maize South Elementary School, Wichita, KS, Tyler Ewert, Principal

    A. A. Songy Kindergarten Center, Luling, LA, Claire P. Brauninger, Principal

    Wicomico Early Learning Center, Salisbury, MD, Maria Marshall, Principal

    Anna Ware Jackson School, Plainville, MA, Anne M. Houle, Principal

    Burke Elementary School, Kansas City, MO, Deborah Fortner, Principal

    Pringle Elementary School, Salem, OR, Linda Dougherty, Principal

    Elizabeth Scott Elementary School, Chester, VA, Joan Temple, Principal

     

    Local Council Community Service Awards

    First Place

    Jefferson County Council, Arkansas, Susan Bitely, President

    Second Place

    Moore County Council, North Carolina, Mary Ellen Skidmore, President


    Advocacy Awards

    Connecticut Reading Association, Marilyn Scanlan-White, Legislative Chair

    Illinois Reading Council, Mike Ellerman, Legislative Chair

    Louisiana Reading Association, Gerri Settoon, Legislative Chair

    State of Maryland IRA Council, Dr. Suzanne Clewell, Legislative Chair

    Michigan Reading Association, Cynthia Clingman, Legislative Chair

    Oklahoma Reading Association, Pamela Hammon, Legislative Chair

    Virginia State Reading Association, Marilyn Schempf, Legislative Chair

     

    Membership Achievement Awards

    Gold

    Alabama Reading Association

    Alberta Provincial Council

    British Columbia Literacy Council

    Diamond State Reading Association

    Georgia Reading Association

    Idaho Council

    Illinois Reading Council

    Iowa Reading Association

    Kansas Reading Association

    Manitoba Reading Association

    Michigan Reading Association

    Minnesota Reading Association

    Mississippi Reading Association

    North of Sixty Council

    Oklahoma Reading Association

    Saskatchewan Reading Council

    South Carolina State Council

    Tennessee Reading Association

    Utah Council

    Vermont Council on Reading

    Silver

    North Carolina Reading Association

    Virginia State Reading Association

    Wisconsin State Reading Association

    Bronze

    Indiana State Reading Association

    Ontario Reading Association

    State of Maryland IRA Council

     

    Student Membership Achievement Awards

    Gold

    Massachusetts Reading Association

    Ohio Council

    Rhode Island State Council

    South Dakota State Council

    Utah Council

     

    IRA also congratulates the state councils who were given Awards of Excellence and the hundreds of local councils that were named Honor Councils, whether it was their first year or their 30th year! Read about these award winners in the article entitled "2012 IRA Award of Excellence and Honor Council Recipients" on Reading Today Online

    Council Awards

     

    This article is reprinted from the June/July 2012 issue of Reading Today. IRA members can read the interactive digital version of the magazine here. Nonmembers: join today

     

     

     


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    Submit Proposals for IRA San Antonio by August 6, 2012

     | Jul 10, 2012

    Annual Convention imageThe submission period is now officially open for program proposals pertaining to the International Reading Association’s 58th Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas, April 19-22, 2013. All interested persons should go to https://www.aievolution.com/ira1301/ to create a profile and submit their proposals via the submission site’s fielded format. The deadline for submitting proposals for the San Antonio Convention is August 6, 2012.

    Important information concerning the one-appearance rule, and the exceptions thereto, is set forth on the submission site, as well as a proposal submission fact sheet and revised submission guidelines. The list of authorized session types includes:
    • Institutes
    • Research Poster Sessions
    • Sessions / Spanish Sessions
    • Symposia
    • Workshops

    Each of these formats includes specific requirements concerning purpose, duration, and presenters. Additional requirements have been established for Institutes. These pertain to registration limits, meeting room setup, and audio visual equipment.

    Presentation Categories

    All submitters must select a category for the peer review process. For the IRA 2013 Convention the established categories are as follows: Adolescent Literacy/YA Literature; Assessment; Children’s Literature; Common Core Standards; Early Childhood/Head Start; English Language Learners; International; Literacy Leadership; RtI; Struggling Learners; Technology; and Title I.

    Review Criteria

    Except for Research Poster Sessions, proposals will be assessed in light of four major criteria, namely applicability, effectiveness, differentiation, and ongoing learning.

    Applicability means the extent to which the proposal demonstrates evidence that case studies or real-life examples will be used to illustrate the lessons learned.

    Effectiveness means the extent to which the proposal demonstrates the content, strategy, or intervention (as described) has proven to raise achievement and/or improves teaching.

    Differentiated means the extent to which the proposal demonstrates how this session will help teachers meet the needs of students who learn in different ways and who come from different socioeconomic environments.

    Ongoing Learning means that the extent to which the proposal demonstrates that audience members will be able to connect learning from this session with local work assignments.

    Research Poster Sessions

    All proposals for Research Poster Sessions must be formatted as such. Each research poster session will include up to 16 individual posters grouped by category, and each will have a prominent researcher as a chair. Each presenter will be introduced and allowed a brief (one minute) introduction of his or her research. The audience will be invited to move between and among posters.

    Research Poster Sessions are exempt from the one-appearance rule.

    With respect to Research Poster Sessions, the evaluation criteria are as follows:
    1. Significance of the topic to the literacy/research evaluation
    2. Evidence base for the proposal acknowledges relevant learning theories
    3. Evidence base for the proposal is based on research that is recognized and acknowledged by the profession as high quality
    4. Quality of scholarship as judged within the research tradition
    5. Quality of the theoretical and conceptual rationale
    6. Clarity and coherence
    7. Overall quality

    Notification of Acceptance

    Notification of acceptance or non-acceptance of all submitted proposals will be sent via email in October/November 2012 (Pending).

    Registration and Other Expenses

    Expenses associated with the submission and presentation of a proposal are the responsibility of the presenter. Except for Institute presenters, all presenters are responsible for paying appropriate registration fees. IRA will also reimburse Institute organizers up to $350 for photocopying, mailing, and shipping costs of materials to the location of the institute.

    Questions

    Questions about submitting a proposal for presentation at IRA San Antonio can be forwarded by email to ConventionProposals@reading.org. Questions related to the research poster sessions can be forwarded to research@reading.org.

     

     


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    IRA Honors Award Recipients in Chicago

     | Jul 10, 2012

    The following prestigious honors were given at the International Reading Association 57th Annual Convention in Chicago.

     

    Pamela Farris
    Gary Wellbrock
    Dawn Beach
    Malea Ellison
    David Krauter
    Jessica Boland
    Charlene Barnes Rowland
    Brian Cambourne
    Jo Anne Bryant
    Serge Terwagne
    Stephen Savage
    Jeanne Walker Harvey
    Sheila O'Connor
    Lucy Christopher
    Ruta Sepetys
    Georgia Bragg
    Brenda Moore

     

    IRA Arbuthnot Award

    Pamela Farris, Illinois State University

     

    IRA/Weekly Reader Eleanor M. Johnson Award

    Gary Wellbrock, New York, NY

     

    IRA Regie Routman Teacher Recognition Grant

    Dawn Beach, River Forest Community School Corporation

     

    IRA Award for Technology and Reading

    Grand Winner: Malea Ellison, Mountain Pine School District

    Not pictured: 

    Southeast Regional Winner: Meagan Lynn England 

    Plains Regional Winner: Sheila K. Berenson

     

    IRA Erwin Zolt Curriculum Award

    David Krauter, Arizona State University Preparatory Academy

    Jessica Boland, Arizona State University Preparatory Academy

     

    IRA Jerry Johns Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading

    Charline Barnes Rowland, West Virginia University

     

    IRA William S. Gray Citation of Merit

    Brian Cambourne, University of Wollongong, Australia

     

    IRA Maryann Manning Outstanding Volunteer Award

    Jo Anne Bryant, Alabama Reading Association

    Serge Terwagne (posthumous), Belgium

     

    IRA Children’s and Young Adults’ Book Award—Primary Fiction

    Stephen Savage, Where’s Walrus? (Scholastic)

     

    IRA Children’s and Young Adults’ Book Award—Primary Non-fiction

    Jeanne Walker Harvey, My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden’s Childhood Journey, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon (Marshall Cavendish)

     

    IRA Children’s and Young Adults’ Book Award—Intermediate Fiction

    Sheila O’Connor, Sparrow Road (Putnam)

    Lucy Christopher, Flyaway (Chicken House/Scholastic)

     

    IRA Children’s and Young Adults’ Book Award—Young Adult Fiction

    Ruta Sepetys, Between Shades of Gray (Philomel)

     

    IRA Children’s and Young Adults’ Book Award—Young Adult Non-fiction

    Georgia Bragg, How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous, illustrated by Kevin O’Malley (Walker)

     

    IRA Paul A. Witty Short Story Award

    Brenda Moore, “Beyond the Call of Duty,” Cricket Magazine, Carus Publishing

     

    This article is reprinted from the June/July 2012 issue of Reading Today. IRA members can read the interactive digital version of the magazine here. Nonmembers: join today

     

     


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