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LITERACY TODAY
May/June 2020
Volume 37, Issue 6
Shaping
the Future
· Jasmyn Wright on the
power of pushing through
adversity
· Redefining what it means
to meet people where
they are
· Finding connection in a
time of remote learning
We Support,
Inspire,
Encourage.
LITERACY = POWER
Let's Empower
Everyone, Everywhere!
literacyw
ontents
2 LIT BITS
6 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
8 ILA UPDATE
LITERACY LEADERSHIP
10 Connected Communities: Keeping Students
From Feeling Isolated During a Time of Remote
Instruction
12 Promoting Social-Emotional Learning, Equity,
and Literacy in Ohio
20
RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE
14 Improving Word Study: Making Sense of the Spelling Syst
LITERACY TODAY May/June 2020 Volume 37, Issue 6
We Support, Inspire, Encourage. LITERACY = POWE
ontents 2 LIT BITS 6 FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIREC
LIT BITS COVID-19: How ILA Is Responding Edi
We published “Connected Communities of Literacy L
LIT BITS ILA's Choices Reading Lists Are Out!
30 Under 30: Time Is Running Out! The deadline f
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ILA's Road Ahead
This magazine, for example. We announced in
ILA UPDATE Shaping an Uncertain Future When t
LITERACY LEADERSHIP Cynthia Pope (c_pope10 @hotm
home. Return to classic classroom pen pals to exc
LITERACY LEADERSHIP Kelly Bothum (kelly.bothum @
The benefits of SEL SEL is one of four learning d
RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE Latisha Hayes (hayes@ vir
view it from their perspective. As you observe yo
FEATURE
MEETING PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE How this
Reframing literacy and relationships The power of
The power of meeting people where they are is in
FEATURE
MANTRAS, MIND-SETS, AND “MAMA MOMENTS”
Jasmyn with her students at Serviam Girls Academy
“I don't see the classroom as a hier
FEATURE Photo courtesy of Tree Town photography/
READING RESEARCH AND THE FUTURE OF LITERACY A Q&A
ILA: We were pleased to see in our 2020 What's Ho
they must not be aware of the research on X or by
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM Carol Jago (cjago@carolja
Twenty-four percent would have improved social be
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM Timothy Shanahan (shanaha
And yet research reveals that doesn't
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM Chase Young (cxy010 @shsu
Searching for a common definition Reading fluency
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM Eugene Pringle Jr. (e.pri
the intended outcomes of student constructs and e
THE ILA NETWORK JulieHicks(juliegreenberg 12@gma
The history It is a celebration of literacy and a
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT news & notes Kunz Named to Board
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT social scene Looking for a New B