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READING TODAY
May/June 2015
Volume 32, Number 6
Closing the
Diversity Gap
· Why young readers need
more authenticity
· Celebrating the best in
diverse literature
· How a children's book can
bring an entire community together
ontents
18
2 EDITOR'S NOTE
4 LIT BITS
6 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
8 OUR VIEW
LITERACY LEADERSHIP
A Continued Call
for Diverse Books
10 Going Above and Beyond to Meet Students' Basic Needs
14 TWO TAKES
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
16 Terrell Young and Deanna Day Provide Insight Into our Special Issue
22 This Year's Picks for Notable Books for a Global Society
24 Using Poetry to Integrate All Content Areas
28 Reading Aloud to Promote Agency
30 The Power of Children's Literature to Bring a Whole Community Together
34 A Behind-
READING TODAY May/June 2015 Volume 32, Number 6
ontents 18 2 EDITOR'S NOTE 4 LIT BITS 6 P
EDITOR'S NOTE Colleen Patrice Clark Managing Edit
ILA 2015 CONFERENCE & EXHIBITS St. Lou
LIT BITS Wanted: Future Literacy Leaders Our
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Jill Lewis-Spector (jlewispro
Maximizing this potential depen
OUR VIEW Marcie Craig Post (mpost@reading.org)
Consider the following: ■ About 12% of the world
LITERACY LEADERSHIP Eileen Smith Dallabrida (smit
Across the U.S., dedicated educators a
Tiffany Anderson wears many hats, including as th
Coming full circle At Our Lady of the Angels Elem
TWO TAKES Laura Robb (la
In light of recent debate, we ask two experts for
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Terrell A. Young (terrell_
COVER STORY WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN? Steps we need
i n March 2014, The New York Times publ
COVER STORY Yet Low forecasts hope,
“Our interest in diverse forms of storytelling an
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
consisted of individuals drawn to the event for d
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Sylvia Vardell (svardell@tw
Integrating poetry into content areas
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Regie Routman (regier@comca
REGIE'S BOOKLIST Below is a list of Routman's fav
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Elisa Mayo (emayo@qsd.k12.m
parents assisting with student learning. These ar
Whole classes produced projects toget
WHO IS THE FUTURE OF LITERACY? ILA WANTS TO KNO
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE Lauren Aimonette Liang (lau
In 1975, ILA bestowed its first child
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM Maureen McLaughlin (mmclau
Seeking a greater understanding of stru
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM Julie D. Ramsay (juliedram
I know none of us want to pass along
ANNUAL CONFERENCE Colleen Patrice Clark (cclark@
military dictatorship crept dangerously close to
42 “Launching a social impact fund [will enable
Reading workshop upgrades for today's classrooms
ANNUAL CONFERENCE Maurna Rome (maurnarome@gmail.c
Maurna Rome and her students in their author lab
THE ILA NETWORK Rose Cappelli (ryc1011@hotmail
Finding the connection Here in Pennsylvania, we h
EVENTS MAY 2015 22–24 Hellenic Association fo
© 2014 ILA No. 9405 Copublished with Shell Educa
MEMBER SPOTLIGHTnews & notes ILA MEMBER ACCOMPLI
in your words What is ONE WORD or phrase
MEMBER reflections SPOTLIGHT classroom BEYOND THE
COMING LATE SPRING/ EARLY SUMMER 2015 Units