by
Annie Enchakattu
| Jul 12, 2012
The International Reading Association honored our international affiliates at the awards ceremony on Sunday, April 30, 2012, at the IRA 58th Annual Convention in Chicago. Victoria Risko, Amy Kushner, Carrice Cummins, Marcie Craig Post, and Maureen McLaughlin present awards to members of IRA’s International Development Coordinating Committee accepted awards on behalf of the international affiliates and grant recipients. This year’s ceremony marked the start of a new tradition of including international affiliates in this annual awards ceremony.
International Affiliates Grants and Awards
Anastasia Reva, Russia, Volzhskiy Literacy Project
Jacqueline Leigh, Sierra Leone, Seli River Writing Project
Jessie B. Fagans, Liberia, Liberian Books for Liberian Children
Heidi Baer-Postigo, Bolivia, Kids Books Bolivia
Dr. Ann Nkechi Iheonu, Nigeria, Establish Reading Centers in Owerri
Nwigwe Ngozi, Nigeria, Developing Teachers’ Capacity for Teaching Pupils Initial Reading Skills
Samuel Andema, Uganda, Promoting Digital Literacy in Ugandan Education: An ICT Laboratory and Community Resources
Constance McCullogh Award
Jackson Mukasa Kizza, Uganda, Empowering the Ugandan Child through Reading
International Membership Awards
Africa: Reading Association of Nigeria
Asia: Reading Association of the Philippines
Caribbean: Trinidad and Tobago Reading Association
Eurasia: Kazakhstan Reading Association
Europe: Reading Association of Russia
Latin America: Consejo Puebla de Lectura, Mexico
Oceania: Australian Literacy Educators’Association
Longest Standing International Affiliate Awards
Africa: Reading Association of Nigeria
Asia: Japan Reading Association
Caribbean: Jamaica Reading Association
Eurasia: Kazakhstan Reading Association
Europe: Læsepædagogen Danish Council of International Reading Association
Latin America: Sociedad de Dislexia Del Uruguay
Oceania: Australian Literacy Educators’ Association.
Photo by Chuck Fazio Photography.
This article is reprinted from the June/July 2012 issue of Reading Today. IRA members can read the interactive digital version of the magazine here. Nonmembers: join today!