If you are visually impaired or blind, you can visit the PDF version by Pressing CONTROL + ALT + 4
You need a JavaScript-enabled browser to view this Publication
Please follow these steps to view the Publication:
Enable JavaScript in your browser
Refresh this page
Best regards
Zmags
LITERACY TODAY
September/October 2018
Volume 36, Issue 2
Personalizing
Literacy
Supporting the
whole child
Keeping instruction
personal in an
assessment-heavy
climate
Honoring the
person in
personalization
One Giant
LEAP
forLiteracy
&
An amazing step forward for
reading growth—just in time
for back-to-school
Educators work hard to move students step-by-step
toward mastery. Renaissance® is shortening the distance
between those steps, combining the proven growth
delivered by Renaissance Accelerated Reader® and
Renaissance Star Assessments® with myON's®
innovative access to 13,000 digital books and daily
news articles. Powerful data insights, personalized
practice, and access to digital books 24/7—there's no
telling how far your students can go!
Visit www.rena
LITERACY TODAY September/October 2018 Volume 36,
One Giant LEAP forLiteracy & An amazing step fo
ontents 2 EDITOR'S NOTE 4 LIT BITS 6 ILA
EDITOR'S NOTE Colleen Patrice Clark Managing Ed
© 2018 ISBN 978-0-87207-379-1 Nonmembers: $28.15
LIT BITS ILA Announces 2018 Award Winners ILA
Too Important to Miss Eliza Byard, execu
ILA UPDATE The Right to Read There is a s
A Vision for Growth for Every Student A comprehe
LITERACY LEADERSHIP Emily Chiariello (emily.chia
Be reading strong. What are your shared values ar
young readers form, voice, and justify their opin
LITERACY LEADERSHIP INTHEARTIST'SMIND P.J. Ly
LITERACY LEADERSHIP Kathryn A. Ohle (kohle@alask
Determining the need The initial plan was to find
ILA 2018 THEILA18REWIND Highlights from Aus
LITERACY TODAY | September/October 2018 | lit
1 Friday, July 20: The Exhibit Hall Previ Instit
3 Sunday, July 22: The Equity in Education Author
ILA 2018 ILA 2018'S LITERACY LEADERS Awards p
Nell K. Duke, professor in literacy, language, an
Sharon Walpole, professor at the School of Educat
Keith Garvert, a teacher at Highline Community Sc
Pinnell, left, and Fountas Irene C. Fountas, a p
FEATURE LITERACY AND THE WHOLE CHILD Our un
LITERACY TODAY | September/October 2018 | lit
Because... ALL TEACHERS ARE LEADERS Do you have
RELEAH COSSETT LENT MARSHA MCCRACKEN VOIGT
A whole child pedagogical orientation reflects the
FEATURE FINDING BALANCE Keeping instructio
i t often feels like most discussions o
In such a setting, testing can play a
A new way to assess oral reading fluency + Test
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM Tricia Ebarvia (triciambe
Because I wanted to fit in, I did wha
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM Nancy Valdez-Gainer (nava
Sandra: Había una vez una niña... (sh
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM LorienChambersSchuldt (li
little to help students or, worse, it can even ha
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM DorothyA.Sisk (siskda@lam
When we hear the term differentiation
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM John Z. Strong (jzstrong@
students of varying reading proficiency within th
THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM ChrisCunningham (ccunning
How to play Using a shared message board projecte
THE ILA NETWORK LorieJohnson (ljohnson15@una.edu)
on these rich community assets to organize a seri
THE ILA NETWORK SachikoAdachi (adachi@ed.niigata-
students, and teachers with an interest in readin
EVENTS OCTOBER 2018 3–5 New Zealand Literacy
news & notes MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Helphinstine Select
MEMBER reflections
Save the Date! 2019 CONFERENCE OCT 10–13