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Community

Connect with like-minded educators looking to make a difference.


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Convention

Meet up with colleagues at our annual convention — members enjoy a substantial discount to attend!

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Discounts

Enjoy exceptional professional development resources at discounted prices for members.

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Professional Development you can use!

Professional development you can use!

Visit the Members-Only section of www.reading.org for exclusive online content.

  • Resource Roundup—a collection of IRA's best journal articles, videos, podcasts, and lesson plans. Updated monthly!
  • ALL-NEW column by Regie Routman—chock-full of practical, evidence-based strategies!
  • Rigorous Real-World Teaching and Learning—a new must-read column by Diane Lapp
  • Engaging the Adolescent Learner—a monthly, classroom-ready column by Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey

Participate in your professional community

Participate in your professional community

Join the literacy conversation in person... or online.

IRA is all about bringing together a community of peers and mentors to share ideas, resources, and career success stories. This collaborative atmosphere is so exciting at our annual convention, where you can network in person. Or you can join the conversation online through our vibrant and rapidly growing followings on Facebook and Twitter—and on Engage, our
teacher-to-teacher blog on Reading Today Online.


Attend the IRA Annual Convention

Attend the IRA
Annual Convention

Meet up with colleagues at our annual convention—members enjoy significant savings on registration!

Cultivate relationships with experts in the field of literacy from around the world and choose from more than 500 valuable professional development sessions at the IRA Annual Convention. Members receive a significant discount on convention registration! Be inspired by literacy leaders, prominent speakers, and best-selling children's authors.


20% Members-Only discount

Enjoy a 20%
members-only discount

Exceptional professional development resources at discounted prices!

Take advantage of a 20% Member Discount and choose from more than 200 IRA books, e-books, videos, and other professional development materials. It's one-stop-shopping for all the BEST literacy research and practical classroom tools available!


Free e-newsletter and free magazine

Free e-newsletter and free magazine

Only IRA members receive two exclusive publications FREE.

Enjoy our monthly e-newsletter, IRA Inspire. Discover creative concepts for hands-on instruction delivered directly to your inbox.

Dive into our award-winning magazine, Reading Today. Newly redesigned, each bimonthly issue includes literacy news from around the world and information on IRA activities and advocacy efforts. It also covers key issues in literacy education, including a regular feature to help you implement the Common Core State Standards.


Make connections while you make a difference

Make connections while you make a difference

Participate in local IRA councils, special interest groups, or literacy advocacy efforts.

IRA provides a number of unique ways to get involved with literacy outside of the classroom. Connect with literacy professionals in your area through our network of local and state/provincial councils and national affiliates. Or choose from 38 special interest groups and explore various issues with members who share your concerns. You can also support our literacy advocacy efforts and work to influence education policy.


Choose your membership option:

TickBasic Membership: $39 a year—that's only 11¢ a day!
Materials are delivered to your door in print, as well as available online.

TickOnline Membership: $29 a year—that's just 8¢ a day!
Materials are delivered online only.

Add on journal subscriptions!

Stay on top of the most practical evidence-based teaching techniques with a subscription to one or more of IRA's peer-reviewed journals:

Print/Online Combo Rate: $30 per subscription
Online-Only Rate: $24 per subscription