International Literacy Day
Open Doors: September 2016
International Literacy Day (ILD)
shines a spotlight on global literacy needs, which goes hand in hand with the International
Literacy Association's mission: literacy for everyone, everywhere.
ILA advocates for a literate world, supports literacy educators and leaders,
and celebrates the power of literacy. Founded as the International Reading Association,
the International Literacy Association (ILA) has worked to enhance literacy
instruction through research and professional development for 60 years. Some of
its advances made for literacy include:
• Honing the skills of thousands of literacy educators
through our practical research journals, publications, professional
development, conferences, and advocacy efforts
• Publishing over 900 books on issues in literacy
education
• Developing and managing dozens of global literacy
projects across the developing world
• Building a community of educators through our
network of councils and affiliate groups
• Advocating before legislative and regulatory
bodies for resources to enhance students' skills
• Setting standards for educators and assessment
that are now used throughout the field
• Co-producing ReadWriteThink
-a widely used website resource for peer reviewed lesson plans
As the champion of a vibrant literacy community, we
recognize the importance of working together to drive sustainable change and
have great expectations for the next 60 years-and beyond.
Together, we are the future of literacy, and the
future is now.
