Revitalize your teaching practices

Membership in the International Reading Association gives you the practical tools and classroom-friendly resources to help you flourish during the early years in your career, such as:

• Exclusive Members-Only web area, which features:
• Best Ever Literacy Survival Tips for New Teachers!, a super practical monthly column from bestselling author Lori Oczkus, filled with easy-to-implement strategies backed by research
• New Teachers' Lifeline, a dynamic discussion forum where you can share your triumphs with peers or seek advice from more seasoned colleagues
• Resource Roundup, the most useful IRA resources for new teachers—journal articles, lesson plans, videos, podcasts, and more—with new content added monthly
• Research-based, peer-reviewed journals you can add to your membership, including:
• The Reading Teacher—the most popular journal for elementary literacy teachers that pairs evidence-based instructional techniques with practical ideas you can take into your classroom the very next day!
• Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy—the only literacy-focused journal for older learners, with cutting-edge topics such as integrating digital media into the classroom and motivating reluctant readers
• Reading Research Quarterly—original literacy research that's rigorously vetted by the leading scholars in the field
• Creative classroom ideas delivered to your inbox every month in our members-only e-newsletter, IRA Inspire

You'll also receive:

• Significant savings on IRA's popular Annual Convention, where you can learn from superstars of the literacy field, including Regie Routman and The 2 Sisters, with the new Teaching Edge speaker series
• Close-to-home support through IRA's network of councils and Special Interest Groups
• 20% members-only discount on IRA's literacy-focused books and videos

Join IRA today and get the vital professional development, connections, and classroom resources you need to succeed, for less than you'd spend on a trip to
the office supply store.