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Congratulations to Our 2026 LitCon PD Award Winners!
We’re thrilled to announce this year’s LitCon PD Award recipients—an inspiring group of educators who are committed to strengthening literacy instruction in their classrooms, schools, and communities. Please join us in celebrating their dedication [...]
This Giving Tuesday, Help Build a Brighter Future for Literacy
Donate Online Mail a check donation to the Literacy Council of North America, PO Box 20050, Columbus, Ohio 43220 On Giving Tuesday, we’re inviting you to stand with [...]
Experience LitCon LIVE: Real-Time Learning, Real-Time Connection on February 3
One of the most exciting parts of Virtual LitCon 2026 is LitCon LIVE on February 3—a chance for educators everywhere to come together in real time for meaningful learning, conversation, and community. While the [...]
A New Name, A Shared Vision: Introducing the Literacy Council of North America
A New Name, A Shared Vision: Introducing the Literacy Council of North America For more than four decades, the Reading Recovery Council of North America has been a trusted voice in early literacy, grounded [...]
Dr. Sam’s Advice for the Start of the School Year: Follow the Child, not the Program
Republished with permission of Dr. Sam Bommarito, author of Dr. Sam’s Advice for the Start of the School Year: Follow the Child, not the Program: https://doctorsam7.blog/2025/08/09/dr-sams-advice-for-the-start-of-the-school-year-follow-the-child-not-the-program-2/ ________________________ Getting your literacy program off to a [...]
You’ve Been Duped: What the Headlines Haven’t Told You About NAEP
It’s not often you come across a piece in the mainstream media that dares to challenge the status quo when it comes to reading instruction. So when one finally does—like Dr. Paul Thomas’s op [...]
Profit over Progress? When Market Hype Masquerades as Science, Kids Lose
‘The truth behind the endless “kids can’t read” discourse” gets SO CLOSE to the point. Author Catherine Grady presents a refreshingly nuanced portrait of the national literacy conversation, shining a light on both real [...]
A Smarter, More Reliable Way to Level Reading Materials for Students
Matching students with books at just the right reading level is critical—but not always easy. Traditional leveling systems often rely heavily on content features alone, which can lead to unreliable results and mismatches between [...]
Teacher Leader Institute 2025 – Building Bridges with Literacy Processing Theory
Teacher Leader Institute – A Gathering to Learn, Lead, and Inspire We're only a few weeks away from the Teacher Leader Institute, an energizing and thought-provoking professional learning event designed to build capacity, foster collaboration, [...]
Be the Teacher You Know You Can Be: Principles of Practice
by Peg Grafwallner Today, more than ever, teachers have taken the blame for everything wrong in education: blame for students’ poor academic performance, failed district mandates and school initiatives, and student apathy and laxity. [...]
