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The International Reading Association (IRA) is a professional membership organization that promotes high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging a lifetime reading habit. IRA’s 80,000 members include classroom teachers, reading specialists, consultants, administrators, supervisors, university faculty, researchers, psychologists, librarians, media specialists, and parents. IRA affiliates with reading organizations in 99 countries, extending our network to more than 300,000 people worldwide.

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Looking for information about reading and literacy?

Let IRA be your source for the latest information about reading, reading instruction, reading research, and activities of the reading community. You’ll find a wealth of information available on this website:

Reading Today Daily is IRA’s up-to-the-minute Web log featuring IRA and other reading news items from around the world.

Focus on Topics in Reading provides a quick link to published research and other IRA materials on important topics, including adolescent literacy, beginning readers, language and cultural diversity, reading assessment, reading comprehension, Reading First / No Child Left Behind (U.S. federal legislation), struggling readers and writers, urban education initiatives, and more.

Position statements give research-based positions on critical literacy issues influence national, state/provincial, and local education policies directed at reading and reading instruction, reading resources, teacher preparation, professional development, classroom leadership, and student performance and outcomes.

Media awards honor members of the print and broadcast media who contribute to public understanding about reading, literacy, and instruction. Download award guidelines and application forms.