• Family Literacy Teacher of the Year nominations sought

• Achievement gaps persist for top students, study says

• Get up to speed with literacy podcasts on current research, implications

• Survey: Principals say recess helps boost learning in children

• IRA extends parent outreach through partnership with Parents magazine and Parents.com
• RTI Webinar materials now available
• IRA members who are full time classroom teachers— IRA's Teacher Advisory Panel seeks applicants
• IRA Commission releases RTI guidelines
• February 9 — all 2010 Board Election ballots must be received
• RTI webinar on February 24.

Introducing IRA Radio

IRA Reading Radio airs monthly on the BAM! Radio Network, a radio website for the education community. In each installment, IRA Executive Director William Harvey interviews an expert on a key topic relating to reading education.

This month, the topic is Literacy 2.0: Closing the Literacy Achievement Gap Through Culturally Responsive Instruction. Listen now!

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