iowareading.org
Home - Iowa Reading Association
February 2025 10 - 11 February Monday Zoom Book Study – Hardy Council Virtual | Via Zoom FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail View Detail 11 February Tuesday Local Author Susan Hellert Keystone AEA Dubuque | 2310 Chaney Road Dubuque, IA 52001 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail View Detail 20 February Thursday “Leaders are Authors” Virtual | Via Zoom FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail View Detail March 2025 11 March Tuesday “Great Books – Best of ’25” Mills County Historical Museum | 20 Lake Dr, Glenwood, IA 51534 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail View Detail 25 March Tuesday Share & Show Literacy Projects Keystone AEA Dubuque | 2310 Chaney Road Dubuque, IA 52001 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail View Detail 29 March Saturday Executive Board Meeting Virtual | Via Zoom FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail View Detail April 2025 07 April Monday Young Author Celebration Fremont-Mills School Auditorium | 1114 US-275, Tabor, IA 51653 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail View Detail 10 April Thursday “Leaders are Winners” Lambert Elementary School | 1001 Doctor St, Manchester, IA 52057 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail View Detail May 2025 03 May Saturday Full Board Meeting Virtual | Via Zoom FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail View Detail 04 May Sunday Hardy Creative Writing Contest Celebration St. Mary's Catholic Church | 614 Washington St, Eldora, IA 50627 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail View Detail 06 May Tuesday Celebrate and Share Classic Cafe | 317 Main St, Malvern, IA 51551 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail View Detail June 2025 23 June Monday Executive Board Meeting FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmail View Detail No event found! Load More All News Upcoming Events 10Feb Zoom Book Study – Hardy Council 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm Virtual 11Feb Local Author Susan Hellert 5:00 pm Keystone AEA Dubuque 20Feb “Leaders are Authors” Virtual 11Mar “Great Books – Best of ’25” Mills County Historical Museum 25Mar Share & Show Literacy Projects 5:00 pm Keystone AEA Dubuque 29Mar Executive Board Meeting 10:00 am Virtual No event found! All Events About Us The mission of the Iowa Reading Association, an interactive group of individuals interested in reading, is to promote literacy through leadership and educational programming. We are a group of volunteer literacy educators from across the state of Iowa. We sponsor an annual conference that usually takes place last week in June. The organization honors educators through the following annual awards: Merit Council, Reading Teacher of the Year, Reading Administrator of the Year, Celebrate Literacy Award, Iowa Service Award, and Technology & Literacy Grant. In addition, students can participate in creative writing contests for short stories & poetry. Iowa Reading Association has been the recipient of the International Literacy Association Award of Excellence for over 25 years. Purpose Serve as a professional organization concerned about reading; Stimulated and promote the study of reading at all educational levels; Disseminate information of investigations and practices; Maintain an awareness of the impact of reading; Advise and monitor teacher-training programs; Promote mutual understanding and cooperation among educators; and Promote a level of reading proficiency among all people that is commensurate with each individual’s unique capacity. Leadership Sponsor an annual leadership workshop for local council leaders to encourage active local participation; Provide professional development opportunities for state leaders; Help local councils develop alternative models for programming; Foster communication and the dissemination of information through emerging technologies; and Continue to network with other professional entities Education Disseminate information concerning legislative issues and reading research, theory, and practice through association publications and communications; Continue International Reading Association affiliation; and Plan and implement a state conference
