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Albert J. Harris Award  |  Est. 1975

The International Literacy Association (ILA) Albert J. Harris Award honors a published, peer-reviewed journal article or monograph that makes an outstanding contribution to our understanding of prevention or assessment of reading or learning disabilities. This award is given once every three years.

This award will be offered again in August 2028.

Guidelines

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Recipients

2025

Elena-Forzani 
Julie-Corrigan 
David-Slomp 
Jennifer-Randall 

Elena Forzani, Julie Corrigan, David Slomp, and Jennifer Randall

Prioritizing Equitable Social Outcomes with and for Diverse Readers: A Conceptual Framework for the Development and Use of Justice-Based Reading Assessment. Educational Psychologist, 59(4), 291–314.

Past recipients

2015

Jennifer K. Gilbert, Donald L. Compton, Douglas Fuchs, Lynn S. Fuchs, Bobette Bouton, Laura A. Barquero, and Eunsoo Cho

2014

No award given

2013

No award given

2012

Lunetta Williams, Jennifer Graff, Jacqueline Zeig, Anne McGill-Franzen, Richard L. Allington, Courtney Zmach, Gregory Camilli, and Rhonda Nowak

2011

No award given

Complete list of past recipients

 

For additional information, contact ILAAwards@reading.org.